Føns Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Føns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Føns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1321:42,7634,454
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Fns (4) are calculated separately.

Føns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Føns occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Fns. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Føns? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Føns live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

Føns is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 42,763. In Denmark Føns is most frequent in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 64 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 17 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Denmark this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fns954/
Fønss89129/
Føhns8987/
Fønns891/
Fens75986/
Fins75778/
Fyns7513/
Fnst759/
Fnse755/
Ffns751/
Pfns751/
Fnsh751/
Fenst6762/
Fuins6739/
Fiens6734/
Foens6731/
Finns6723/
Fense6714/
Finse6711/
Fynns6710/
Fönss678/
Fynsø677/
Finsh676/
Finst676/
Fehns673/
Feens672/
Fenns671/
Wfins670/
Faens670/
Fensz670/
Fions670/
Fgins670/
Fensh670/
Fenss670/
Fuens670/
Fyons670/

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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 Føns
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