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
The surname Föhn is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Föhn? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 437,497th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,295,339 people. The last name Föhn is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Föhn are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Föhn is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held 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. Apart from Switzerland this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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
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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
- 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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