Foshaug Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Foshaug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foshaug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1861:27,6473,790
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Canada571:646,41452,764
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Foshaug Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Foshaug Come From? nationality or country of origin

Foshaug occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Foshaug click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foshaug? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 786,896th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Foshaug are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 27,647. In Norway Foshaug is most prevalent in: Northern Norway, where 48 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 40 percent reside and Central Norway, where 5 percent reside. Besides Norway it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Foshaug Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foshaug surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Foshaug earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning 326,752 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $43,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $46,859 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosshaug93316/
Foshaugh931/
Foshag92306/
Fosshag8616/
Fosag833/
Foßhag7726/
Fashag772/
Fossoug711/
Vosehag711/
Foßhaag711/
Vashaug711/
Voshugh710/
Fouchaux67281/
Vasshaug6758/
Fodschuk677/
Fosac674/
Fesag671/
Fotschuk671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foshaug
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