Fossberg Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Fossberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 159 | 1:32,341 | 4,518 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Fossberg Demographics
Average Fossberg Salary in
United States
$54,479 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fossberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fossberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fossberg (Russian: Фоссберг) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fossberg.
How Common Is The Last Name Fossberg? popularity and diffusion
Fossberg is the 919,444th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname Fossberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Fossberg live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Fossberg is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 32,341. In Norway Fossberg is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 53 percent live, Western Norway, where 37 percent live and Northern Norway, where 5 percent live. Apart from Norway this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.
Fossberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fossberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fossberg last name expanded 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fossberg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Fossberg surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fossberg earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning 333,575 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.26% more than the national average, earning $54,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $50,570 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fosberg | 93 | 698 | / |
| Vossberg | 88 | 267 | / |
| Fassberg | 88 | 110 | / |
| Fässberg | 88 | 56 | / |
| Fosbergh | 88 | 0 | / |
| Foesberg | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fossburg | 88 | 0 | / |
| Foshberg | 88 | 0 | / |
| Foberg | 86 | 153 | / |
| Fassbergs | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vosberg | 80 | 1,072 | / |
| Fosburg | 80 | 336 | / |
| Fouberg | 80 | 51 | / |
| Fasberg | 80 | 17 | / |
| Foxberg | 80 | 11 | / |
| Fosborg | 80 | 8 | / |
| Fooberg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fohberg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fusberg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fosburgh | 75 | 267 | / |
| Vassberg | 75 | 157 | / |
| Vossburg | 75 | 50 | / |
| Vessberg | 75 | 41 | / |
| Fassburg | 75 | 18 | / |
| Vohsberg | 75 | 10 | / |
| Fosbourg | 75 | 7 | / |
| Vosbergh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Vussberg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fothberg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fosborgh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foesburg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fasbergh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fuhsberg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Voisberg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foburg | 71 | 5 | / |
| Faberg | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vossburgh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Voberg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vosburg | 67 | 1,993 | / |
| Voßberg | 67 | 274 | / |
| Faaberg | 67 | 151 | / |
| Vasberg | 67 | 71 | / |
| Vesberg | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fasburg | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vosborg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fauberg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vusberg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fuxberg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Faxberg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voyberg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vosberk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fomburg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fusburg | 67 | 0 | / |
Fossberg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fossberg in the Russian language | ||
| Фоссберг | fossberg | - |
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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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- 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 Fossberg
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