Förland Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Förland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Förland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Forland (900) are calculated separately.

Förland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Förland is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Forland. Click here to see other potential spellings of Förland.

How Common Is The Last Name Förland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Förland is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Förland are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Förland is most numerous in: Värmland County, where 67 percent live and Kronoberg County, where 33 percent live. Besides Sweden this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forland95900/
Ferland8611,056/
Farland861,825/
Fahrland80433/
Faarland808/
Ferlandt801/
Ferlland801/
Ferhland801/
Farrland801/
Forleand800/
Ferrland800/
Ferlan77672/
Forlan77464/
Farlan77116/
Varland71500/
Vorland71471/
Verland71125/
Ferlain7169/
Ferlian7147/
Farlian7123/
Forlain714/
Ferlant712/
Farlend712/
Farlain711/
Forlant711/
Forlend711/
Farrelland711/
Ferlend711/
Farllan710/
Vaarland67181/
Farliant6726/
Verlandt673/
Vorlandt671/
Verleand671/
Varlannd671/
Pharland671/
Fohrlain670/

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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 Förland
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