Førnes Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Førnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Førnes Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway271:190,45522,163
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Førnes Demographics

Average Førnes Salary in
Norway

242,292 kr

Per year
Rank:
60,037 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000497
Rank: 23,755 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
70.01%
Sample size: 16 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Førnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Førnes is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Førnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Førnes is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Førnes live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 190,455. In Norway Førnes is most numerous in: Northern Norway, where 70 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent live and Central Norway, where 7 percent live.

Førnes Last Name Statistics demography

Førnes earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.99% less than the national average, earning 242,292 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frønes83105/
Førner838/
Frnest831/
Frnees831/
Frneds831/
Frne801/
Fremnes777/
Frøne7332/
Fråne734/
Værnes67424/
Frenne6748/
Fränne6720/
Vrånes6710/
Frøhne678/
Vårnes678/
Frøner674/
Frngeeshh671/
Frnech671/
Frhnie670/
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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 Førnes
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