Fostveit Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Fostveit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
Fostveit Demographics
Average Fostveit Salary in
United States
$41,097 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fostveit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fostveit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fostveit is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fostveit? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Fostveit is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Fostveit are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Fostveit is primarily found in: New York, where 38 percent live, Colorado, where 31 percent live and Oregon, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 40 percent live.
Fostveit Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fostveit surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fostveit earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.62% more than the national average, earning 389,770 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $41,097 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fosstveit | 94 | 114 | / |
| Fostvedt | 88 | 200 | / |
| Fostviet | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fosstvedt | 82 | 54 | / |
| Vastveit | 75 | 81 | / |
| Vestveit | 75 | 18 | / |
| Fastovet | 75 | 5 | / |
| Fostevdt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vasstveit | 71 | 64 | / |
| Hvostovet | 71 | 5 | / |
| Fotvhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phoositvit | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fostoft | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fostevd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vastvedt | 63 | 13 | / |
| Feist-Fite | 56 | 1 | / |
| Vastavat | 50 | 10 | / |
| Vastvyat | 50 | 5 | / |
| Visetvut | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vistavat | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Fostveit
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