Fønss Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Fønss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fønss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1251:45,1584,724
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fønss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fønss is found most in Denmark. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fønss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fønss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,581,912th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. Fønss is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Fønss reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 45,158. In Denmark Fønss is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 36 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 19 percent reside. Barring Denmark Fønss occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Føns89133/
Føhns8087/
Fönss808/
Fønns801/
Fenss800/
Fns754/
Fens67986/
Fins67778/
Fyns6713/
Fnst679/
Fnse675/
Fnsh671/
Pfns671/
Ffns671/

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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 Fønss
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