Fovan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fovan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Fovan (5) may also be a first name.

Fovan Last Name Facts

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

Fovan is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fovan.

How Common Is The Last Name Fovan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fovan is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fovan are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia. Fovan is also the 5,493,085th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 5 people.

The last name Fovan is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Norway Fovan occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent are found.

Fovan Last Name Statistics demography

Fovan earn less than half the average income. In Norway they earn 50.07% less than the national average, earning 172,785 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fovanh911/
Fovane911/
Fosvang839/
Foivain830/
Vovan801,770/
Favan80101/
Fowan8036/
Foban806/
Fevan802/
Fovanova771/
Fovangue770/
Fobang73462/
Favand73379/
Fobane73170/
Favant7394/
Favain7334/
Fobean7324/
Favane7319/
Favang7315/
Fowane7315/
Fobain738/
Foowan737/
Fowain733/
Fasvan732/
Foswan732/
Fouban732/
Foband731/
Foewan731/
Foyvon731/
Fowand731/
Fahvan731/
Feevan730/
Fauvain6743/
Foubane6723/
Foubang6720/
Foibang6710/
Fowhand677/
Foobane671/
Foybang671/
Fouvong671/

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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 Fovan
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