Fossmo Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fossmo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossmo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2541:20,2452,596
Sweden321:307,71121,451
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England41:13,929,515290,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Fossmo Last Name Facts

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

Fossmo is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossmo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 870,423rd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Fossmo are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 20,245. In Norway Fossmo is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 37 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent live and Northern Norway, where 28 percent live. Outside of Norway this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Fossmo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fossmo last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fossmo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning 276,182 kr per year and in United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosmo91158/
Fossma831/
Fosma7312/
Focmo731/
Vassmo6715/
Fousma671/
Fotsma671/
Fosmas670/
Fhassma62110/
Fasma5528/
Fesma556/
Fuxmo554/
Fusma552/
Vesmo551/
Fassmacht530/
Fatsma5019/
Fajmot508/
Phosma504/
Fashma502/
Fesmah501/
Fausma501/
Faasma501/

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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 Fossmo
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