Fossnes Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fossnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2581:19,9312,555
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fossnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fossnes occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossnes? popularity and diffusion

Fossnes is the 933,049th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. Fossnes is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Fossnes live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Fossnes is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 19,931. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 65 percent live, Southern Norway, where 26 percent live and Western Norway, where 6 percent live. Aside from Norway this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossness934/
Fosnes92146/
Fosness86265/
Fossner8633/
Foosnes8623/
Fossnie865/
Foissner80135/
Foosness8029/
Fosnea7780/
Fosner7769/
Vosnes7714/
Fosgne770/
Fosney770/
Foisner71148/
Vassnes71141/
Foisnet71102/
Foszner7155/
Fassner715/
Foysner711/
Fosnett711/
Foosner710/
Fotsner710/
Foshney710/
Vosne6750/
Faussner6734/
Fasne679/
Fosingne674/
Foiszner671/
Fassneht671/
Pfassner670/

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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 Fossnes
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