Fossfjell Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fossfjell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fossfjell Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway281:183,65321,594
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Fossfjell Demographics

Average Fossfjell Salary in
Norway

270,283 kr

Per year
Rank:
50,788 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000450463
Rank: 25,322 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
78.1%
Sample size: 13 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Fossfjell Last Name Facts

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

Fossfjell is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossfjell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fossfjell is the 3,665,662nd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Fossfjell reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 183,653. In Norway Fossfjell is most common in: Western Norway, where 100 percent are found. Beside Norway this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Fossfjell Last Name Statistics demography

Fossfjell earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 21.9% less than the national average, earning 270,283 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowsel671/
Fusfield5952/
Fofelova595/
Footfield560/
Fafzel531/
Fawsel530/
Fafield502/
Fawcell500/

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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 Fossfjell
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