Fossheim Surname

386,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fossheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway7951:6,468656
Canada731:504,73442,927
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Fossheim Last Name Facts

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

Fossheim is most common in Norway. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Fossheim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossheim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 386,348th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,929,865 people. The surname Fossheim is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Fossheim live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 795 people, or 1 in 6,468. In Norway Fossheim is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 48 percent reside, Western Norway, where 29 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 10 percent reside. Beside Norway Fossheim is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Fossheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fossheim surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Fossheim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.05% less than the national average, earning 328,617 kr per year; in United States they earn 44.63% less than the national average, earning $23,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $55,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosheim93236/
Fosshim931/
Fossem8697/
Fosseum801/
Fosseem801/
Foshiem801/
Foschim801/
Fossaim800/
Fosim773/
Fosem771/
Fochim7148/
Fessem7123/
Fochem7119/
Fashim7118/
Fassim7113/
Fashem7113/
Fossam714/
Fotsem712/
Voshim712/
Fousem712/
Fassem712/
Vossem711/
Fosham711/
Voissem67117/
Voussem6754/
Foussam6731/
Fosieme674/
Fasheem673/
Foiseme672/
Feussem672/
Vasheim671/
Fossoum671/
Fassime671/
Fuossam671/

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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
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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 Fossheim
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