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 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
| 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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