Furseth Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Furseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3041:16,9152,078
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Canada551:669,92054,285
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Furseth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furseth is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furseth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Furseth is the 520,022nd most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Furseth reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Furseth is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 16,915. In Norway Furseth is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 53 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 35 percent reside and Central Norway, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Norway Furseth is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Furseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Furseth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Furseth last name grew 26,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Furseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Furseth surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Furseth earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning 352,087 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.94% more than the national average, earning $52,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $46,811 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furset92280/
Fursets861/
Fourseythe820/
Foursyth801/
Forsieth800/
Fursythe800/
Forset7722/
Furget7711/
Forshieth750/
Foursythe750/
Forsett7181/
Fourcet7148/
Forsith7137/
Fourget713/
Furchet711/
Fourjet711/
Firsyth710/
Forceth710/
Fourchet67229/
Forsaith67153/
Forsheit6711/
Fforsyth675/
Fursheed671/
Fursaite671/
Forshyth670/
Forsoith670/
Forrsyth670/

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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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  • 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 Furseth
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