Fossland Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fossland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2811:18,3002,297
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Fossland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fossland is most common in Norway. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fossland is the 746,827th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Fossland reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Fossland is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 18,300. In Norway Fossland is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 46 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent live and Northern Norway, where 17 percent live. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Fossland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fossland are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fossland earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 14.31% less than the national average, earning 296,542 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.59% less than the national average, earning $35,991 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosland93134/
Fosslan931/
Foesland880/
Foisland880/
Fesland8018/
Vosland803/
Foslane800/
Vassland751/
Fausland750/
Faslan71769/
Fashlan67129/
Vasland6756/
Faslyan6743/
Faslian675/
Foslein672/
Faslane671/
Fozlyan671/
Faslaan671/
Faslean670/
Fauslan670/

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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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  • 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 Fossland
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