Föhn Surname
Approximately 784 people bear this surname
Föhn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 710 | 1:11,567 | 1,906 |
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Föhn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Föhn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Föhn occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Föhn? popularity and diffusion
The last name Föhn is the 437,497th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,295,339 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Föhn reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 710 people, or 1 in 11,567. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Schwyz, where 66 percent reside, Canton of Lucerne, where 8 percent reside and Canton of Zug, where 7 percent reside. Other than Switzerland it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Föhn
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