Fossnæs Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fossnæs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossnæs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway41:1,285,57269,185

Fossnæs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fossnæs occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossnæs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fossnæs are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,285,572. In Norway Fossnæs is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside.

Fossnæs Last Name Statistics demography

Fossnæs earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.49% less than the national average, earning 316,699 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosnæs9280/
Fossnes86282/
Foosnæs8662/
Fosnæss864/
Fossness804/
Fossanes801/
Fossensjö756/
Fossenius753/
Fosness71265/
Foosnes7123/
Foussianes7116/
Foussianis7113/
Fissons711/
Fessons711/
Fissens710/
Vosshans6757/
Vossinas6713/
Fessions675/
Vossenas675/
Fiassons673/
Fassansi672/
Fosnssee670/
Fassnsht670/
Fosins621/
Fasnscht531/

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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 Fossnæs
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