de La Forest Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Iceland

de La Forest Surname Definition:

(French), of the Forest.

de La Forest Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3111:213,57833,224
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
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de La Forest Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French), of the Forest.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

de La Forest Demographics

Average de La Forest Salary in
Norway

403,696 kr

Per year
Rank:
13,131 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00010351
Rank: 55,074 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
116.65%
Sample size: 2 (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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de La Forest Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de La Forest Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name de La Forest has its highest incidence in France. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of de La Forest.

How Common Is The Last Name de La Forest? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 821,713th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of de La Forest live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name de La Forest is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 213,578. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 37 percent reside, Brittany, where 18 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent reside. Other than France this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

de La Forest Last Name Statistics demography

de La Forest earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.65% more than the national average, earning 403,696 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
de La Foret9611/
de La Foreste961/
de La Forrest961/
de La Fores961/
de La Fore912/
de La Forge8728/
de La Forêt872/
de La Forét871/
de La Fourge831/
De-La-Forest831/
de La Fare8237/
de La Farge785/
de La Varre705/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de La Forest
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