Fossner Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Fossner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Fössner (7) are calculated separately.

Fossner Last Name Facts

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

Fossner occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Fössner. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Fossner is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fossner reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Fossner is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 83 percent live, New Jersey, where 7 percent live and California, where 3 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 12 percent live.

Fossner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fossner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fossner surname grew 414 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fossner Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fossner earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 13.46% less than the national average, earning 299,500 kr per year and in United States they earn 52.49% less than the national average, earning $20,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fössner957/
Foissner93135/
Fosner9269/
Fussner86603/
Fossnes86282/
Foisner86148/
Fessner86116/
Foszner8655/
Füssner8640/
Fossnie865/
Fassner865/
Foysner861/
Foosner860/
Fotsner860/
Vossner860/
Feussner80129/
Faussner8034/
Fossness804/
Foiszner801/
Voessner801/
Pfassner800/
Fusner77161/
Fosnes77146/
Fosnea7780/
Fesner7749/
Fasner7725/
Fošner7715/
Vosner7714/
Foxner774/
Fösner771/
Fosney770/
Fojner770/
Fosgne770/
Foeschner750/
Fosness71265/
Feusner71169/
Foisnet71102/
Fuszner7188/
Fausner7163/
Vosnier7149/
Fashner7146/
Foißner7139/
Foosnes7123/
Vessner7111/
Feszner715/
Fassnerová713/
Fochner712/
Vassner712/
Vössner712/
Faszner711/
Fosnett711/
Fassnerova711/
Feshner710/
Fuozner710/
Foshney710/
Vosne6750/
Foosness6729/
Fasne679/
Feschner677/
Fosingne674/
Fajszner672/
Voishner671/
Feuhsner671/
Fassneht671/
Fuisnerr670/

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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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  • 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 Fossner
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