Fostervold Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fostervold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fostervold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1261:40,8125,820
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fostervold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fostervold occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fostervold? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,055,483rd most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Fostervold are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 40,812. In Norway Fostervold is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 46 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 32 percent live and Central Norway, where 18 percent live. Other than Norway it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Fostervold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fostervold last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fostervold earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning 317,343 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning $36,659 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fostervoll9099/
Fosterwold901/
Festerfield671/
Foster-Felt671/
Vestervelt6016/
Vasterfeld600/
Fuster Aveledo581/
Vasterfield571/
Vesterfield570/
Vesterfelt50175/

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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 Fostervold
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