Fossnes Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Fossnes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 258 | 1:19,931 | 2,555 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Fossnes Demographics
Average Fossnes Salary in
United States
$44,688 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fossnes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fossnes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fossnes is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fossnes? popularity and diffusion
Fossnes is the 933,049th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Fossnes are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Fossnes is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 19,931. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 65 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 26 percent reside and Western Norway, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Norway Fossnes occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.
Fossnes Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Fossnes earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning 306,568 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossness | 93 | 4 | / |
| Fosnes | 92 | 146 | / |
| Fosness | 86 | 265 | / |
| Fossner | 86 | 33 | / |
| Foosnes | 86 | 23 | / |
| Fossnie | 86 | 5 | / |
| Foissner | 80 | 135 | / |
| Foosness | 80 | 29 | / |
| Fosnea | 77 | 80 | / |
| Fosner | 77 | 69 | / |
| Vosnes | 77 | 14 | / |
| Fosgne | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fosney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Foisner | 71 | 148 | / |
| Vassnes | 71 | 141 | / |
| Foisnet | 71 | 102 | / |
| Foszner | 71 | 55 | / |
| Fassner | 71 | 5 | / |
| Foysner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fosnett | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foosner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fotsner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Foshney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vosne | 67 | 50 | / |
| Faussner | 67 | 34 | / |
| Fasne | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fosingne | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foiszner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fassneht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfassner | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fossnes
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