Järnfors Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Järnfors Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 78 | 1:70,471 | 7,855 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
The alternate forms: Jarnfors (7) are calculated separately.
Järnfors Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Järnfors Come From? nationality or country of origin
Järnfors is found most in Finland. It can appear as a variant: Jarnfors. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Järnfors? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. Järnfors is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Järnfors reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most prevalent in Finland, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 70,471. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Lapland, where 40 percent are found, Satakunta, where 19 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Finland Järnfors occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 23 percent are found.
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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 Järnfors
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