Fosnes Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Fosnes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 90 | 1:57,137 | 8,183 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Fosnes Demographics
Average Fosnes Salary in
United States
$50,154 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fosnes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fosnes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fosnes occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fosnes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,459,453rd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Fosnes reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 57,137. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 58 percent reside, Western Norway, where 24 percent reside and Central Norway, where 8 percent reside. Beside Norway it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.
Fosnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fosnes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fosnes last name expanded 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fosnes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Fosnes last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fosnes earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.63% less than the national average, earning 285,074 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,154 USD per year.
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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 Fosnes
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