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
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Fosnes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fosnes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fosnes occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fosnes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,459,453rd most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Fosnes live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 57,137. In Norway Fosnes is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 58 percent are found, Western Norway, where 24 percent are found and Central Norway, where 8 percent are found. Besides Norway this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.
Fosnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fosnes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fosnes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fosnes surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered with 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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