Furseth Surname
Approximately 626 people bear this surname
Furseth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 304 | 1:16,915 | 2,078 |
| United States | 261 | 1:1,388,732 | 96,054 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Furseth Demographics
Furseth Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furset | 92 | 280 | / |
| Fursets | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fourseythe | 82 | 0 | / |
| Foursyth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forsieth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fursythe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forset | 77 | 22 | / |
| Furget | 77 | 11 | / |
| Forshieth | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foursythe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Forsett | 71 | 81 | / |
| Fourcet | 71 | 48 | / |
| Forsith | 71 | 37 | / |
| Fourget | 71 | 3 | / |
| Furchet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fourjet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Firsyth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Forceth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fourchet | 67 | 229 | / |
| Forsaith | 67 | 153 | / |
| Forsheit | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fforsyth | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fursheed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fursaite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forshyth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forsoith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forrsyth | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Furseth
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis