Førland Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Førland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Førland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway8301:6,196625
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

The alternate forms: Frland (12) are calculated separately.

Førland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Førland occurs most in Norway. It may appear as a variant: Frland. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Førland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 417,348th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,748,555 people. Førland occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Førland are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 830 people, or 1 in 6,196. In Norway Førland is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 71 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 19 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 0 percent reside and Paraguay, where 0 percent reside.

Førland Last Name Statistics demography

Førland earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning 352,025 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frland9712/
Frøland86457/
Frlan83608/
Førlandsås8223/
Frelland802/
Frlant771/
Freelland750/
Værland7153/
Frellan711/
Frillon577/
Vrillan572/
Frellon571/
Frilliont501/

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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 Førland
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