Fosheim Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Fosheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Norway601:85,70511,873
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Fosheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fosheim is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosheim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fosheim is the 1,058,336th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name Fosheim occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Fosheim live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 2,251,298. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Dakota, where 43 percent live, Missouri, where 4 percent live and Washington, where 4 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Fosheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fosheim surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fosheim earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 22.91% more than the national average, earning 425,354 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.46% more than the national average, earning $48,524 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossheim93919/
Fosshim861/
Foshiem861/
Foschim861/
Fosim833/
Fosem831/
Fashesim802/
Foshin77157/
Fossem7797/
Fochim7748/
Fochem7719/
Fashim7718/
Fashem7713/
Fousem772/
Fotsem772/
Voshim772/
Fosham771/
Foshen770/
Foshina71169/
Foshion719/
Fosieme714/
Fasheem713/
Foiseme712/
Voshein711/
Vasheim711/
Fasesim711/
Fushime711/
Fosseum711/
Fosseem711/
Foshoen711/
Foshing711/
Foshoin710/
Fossaim710/
Fasim67921/
Vosem67189/
Fashesin67108/
Fosam6781/
Vosim6730/
Fotshane6725/
Foschine6718/
Fozem672/
Fasheyin672/
Foosheng671/
Foussein671/
Fotshing671/
Fosohina671/
Fasheian671/
Fusim671/
Faseesim671/
Fesim670/
Pfoshing670/
Foxem670/

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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 Fosheim
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