Fosselius Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fosselius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosselius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden781:126,2408,954
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Fosselius Last Name Facts

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

Fosselius is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosselius? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,612,213th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Fosselius live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 126,240. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 53 percent reside, Uppsala County, where 10 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Sweden Fosselius exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Denmark, where 15 percent reside.

Fosselius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fosselius last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Fosselius earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.63% less than the national average, earning $29,933 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foselius941/
Fosselus941/
Fasselius899/
Faselius822/
Vosylius71898/
Vosilius7130/
Vaselius7124/
Fuxelius715/
Vasseliu711/
Faxelius711/
Veselius710/
Fasalius710/
Vescelius6732/
Vessalius6710/
Vascelius671/

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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 Fosselius
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