Fossum Surname

81,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fossum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,9161:1,763145
United States2,5931:139,78414,555
Canada2141:172,17617,252
Sweden1201:82,0566,066
Denmark881:64,1446,446
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Fossum Last Name Facts

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

Fossum (Russian: Фоссум) occurs most in Norway. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 81,240th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,218,246 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Fossum live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Norway, where it is held by 2,916 people, or 1 in 1,763. In Norway Fossum is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 68 percent reside, Central Norway, where 23 percent reside and Western Norway, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway Fossum is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Fossum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fossum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,947 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fossum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fossum last name are 14.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Fossum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning 345,539 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $45,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $46,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossoum921/
Fosseum921/
Fosum913/
Foussoum863/
Fassum8337/
Fossom8324/
Foosum837/
Fossun835/
Fosoum831/
Fessum831/
Foussom77208/
Fossung77142/
Foschum7790/
Fossoun7767/
Fassoum7711/
Fessoum771/
Fošum7388/
Vosum7332/
Fesum732/
Fasum731/
Fusum731/
Fossoung7116/
Feussoum7112/
Fosumova711/
Faussaum711/
Fosson67544/
Fassom6786/
Vassum6731/
Futsum6729/
Fahsum675/
Fosung673/
Fousom672/
Vessum672/
Fasume671/
Foisom671/
Fatsum671/
Fussom670/
Fausum670/
Fassun670/

Fossum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fossum in the Russian language
Фоссумfossum-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fossum
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