Føyn Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Føyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Føyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway391:131,85317,004
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800

The alternate forms: Fyn (221) are calculated separately.

Føyn Last Name Facts

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

Føyn occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Fyn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Føyn? popularity and diffusion

Føyn is the 2,979,664th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Føyn is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Føyn are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 131,853. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 74 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 13 percent are found and Western Norway, where 13 percent are found. Not including Norway it is found in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 9 percent are found.

Føyn Last Name Statistics demography

Føyn earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.38% more than the national average, earning 399,299 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fyn95221/
Fynn7520,291/
Fyhn75919/
Fyon75207/
Fyna7580/
Fynø754/
Fync753/
Fysn752/
Hfyn751/
Fn67556/
Føien6716/
Fynne6715/
Fønne674/

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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 Føyn
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