Furset Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Furset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2621:19,6272,501
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Furset Last Name Facts

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

Furset is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furset? popularity and diffusion

The last name Furset is the 937,786th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Furset reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Furset is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 19,627. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 67 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent are found and Central Norway, where 6 percent are found. Barring Norway it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Furset Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Furset earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.37% less than the national average, earning 306,741 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furseth92626/
Fursets921/
Furse911,617/
Fursey83214/
Fursse8349/
Fursei8334/
Forset8322/
Furget8311/
Fursee833/
Fourse830/
Furser830/
Forsett7781/
Fourcet7748/
Fursier776/
Fursche776/
Fourshe775/
Fourget773/
Furchet771/
Fourjet771/
Furshes771/
Fursces771/
Fursher770/
Fursiee770/
Furshee770/
Fourseythe750/
Fursa735,468/
Furze732,017/
Forse731,104/
Furge73133/
Furce7327/
Fursi7311/
Furje736/
Fursy733/
Vurse731/
Fourchet71229/
Fourshee7140/
Fourshey7115/
Forsheit7111/
Fursheed711/
Fursaite711/
Foursyth711/
Furseich711/
Furscher711/
Fursythe710/
Forsieth710/
Faurshea710/
Forsey672,216/
Furger671,077/
Forsee67674/
Furzer67475/
Furche67413/
Forcet67270/
Forsse67164/
Furzey67103/
Furcea6799/
Furjes6791/
Furdge6787/
Forsea6756/
Fursai6752/
Fursyi6742/
Foursa6730/
Foursy6726/
Furges6725/
Furcey6722/
Forsed6718/
Furgis6718/
Forshe6716/
Vursei6712/
Fource677/
Furzze674/
Forsie673/
Forsit673/
Furjer672/
Furzes672/
Forrse672/
Furješ672/
Fursid671/
Fourge671/
Forsyt671/
Foursi671/
Forsei671/
Furjeľ671/
Furjeĺ671/
Furjeh671/
Furgit671/
Feurge671/
Vursey671/
Furgey671/
Furgie671/
Vursee671/
Forshieth670/
Fursay670/
Fursiz670/
Forzet670/
Furchestt670/
Foursythe670/

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