Fosland Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fosland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway791:65,0929,213
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Fosland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fosland is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fosland.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fosland is the 1,544,715th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Fosland reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 65,092. In Norway Fosland is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 42 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 42 percent reside and Central Norway, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Norway this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Fosland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fosland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fosland surname grew 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fosland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fosland last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Fosland earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning 350,503 kr per year and in United States they earn 20.17% more than the national average, earning $51,851 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossland93385/
Foisland930/
Foesland930/
Foland922,396/
Folland861,966/
Fotland86629/
Fesland8618/
Fohland8614/
Vosland863/
Fouland862/
Fosslan861/
Foslane860/
Folandt860/
Folhand860/
Fooland860/
Folan834,239/
Footland8040/
Fottland8037/
Foulland802/
Folliand800/
Fausland800/
Folane772,299/
Voland772,028/
Faslan77769/
Follan77149/
Foulan7789/
Faland7765/
Folian7762/
Folain7747/
Folyan7743/
Folean7741/
Foylan7740/
Folant7739/
Folgan7722/
Foolan7715/
Folhan775/
Folang773/
Folaan771/
Folanh771/
Fholan771/
Foilan770/
Folank770/
Folond770/
Volland714,281/
Folahan711,783/
Follain711,024/
Fauland711,008/
Fatland71491/
Vohland71485/
Foulane71407/
Fahland71397/
Voiland71342/
Falland71175/
Vouland71170/
Fashlan71129/
Volandt7188/
Foulain7166/
Faaland7158/
Vasland7156/
Faslyan7143/
Foliant7128/
Follant7128/
Falandt7122/
Folahun7122/
Foullan7112/
Foliane7110/
Volyand719/
Fotlyan718/
Fotlang717/
Faslian715/
Foulyan714/
Voyland713/
Fossillian713/
Foslein712/
Fholane712/
Faslane711/
Folanne711/
Follane711/
Follaun711/
Folahnn711/
Volhand711/
Folante711/
Foulant711/
Faslaan711/
Fozlyan711/
Foleund710/
Fauslan710/
Faslean710/
Follian710/
Falan67778/
Follante67568/
Volan67445/
Foullane67370/
Vollandt67142/
Folon6775/
Falahand6768/
Furzland6762/
Foutlane6714/
Folam677/
Faulandt673/
Fălan672/
Fauhland671/
Foulaine671/
Follamnn671/
Vassland671/
Fahlandt671/
Fashlain671/
Folliant671/
Foulagne671/
Foullain671/
Veshland670/
Fathland670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fosland
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