Fosså Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fosså Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosså Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1681:30,6094,223
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080

Fosså Last Name Facts

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

Fosså has its highest incidence in Norway. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosså? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,321,499th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fosså are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 30,609. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 81 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 11 percent are found and Central Norway, where 7 percent are found. Other than Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Fosså Last Name Statistics demography

Fosså earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 23.77% more than the national average, earning 428,330 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossås9116/
Foss8929,860/
Fosse809,429/
Fouss80533/
Fuoss80482/
Foess8069/
Åfoss8010/
Fosås806/
Fossø802/
Foiss801/
Fosst801/
Fooss801/
Fos752,680/
Fousse73934/
Foisse7344/
Fuosse732/
Pfoess731/
Foosse731/
Fosshe731/
Fossce730/
Voss6756,477/
Fois679,909/
Fuss675,608/
Foos674,954/
Fass673,237/
Fose671,166/
Fous67879/
Foes67799/
Fost67619/
Fosh67537/
Fohs67294/
Füss6755/
Fods6745/
Foxs6744/
Foys6737/
Fojs6735/
Fuos6712/
Fots677/
Fosz677/
Foïs674/
Fůss673/
Fhos673/
Fosx672/
Pfos671/
Fosj671/
Fóss671/
Fosp671/
Fozs671/
Vfos671/
Foisstt670/

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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 Fosså
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis