Farster Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Farster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Farster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farster is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Farster.

How Common Is The Last Name Farster? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,032,007th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Farster are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Farster is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 1,503,979. In The United States Farster is most numerous in: Illinois, where 9 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Farster occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Poland, where 0 percent reside.

Farster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farster surname expanded 927 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farster last name are 5.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.92% registered with the party.

Farster earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.53% less than the national average, earning $29,544 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairster930/
Farste927/
Fairshter8829/
Forster8673,956/
Förster8650,531/
Ferster861,655/
Farstey866/
Fòrster861/
Férster861/
Foerster809,746/
Ferszter80135/
Farshtei8067/
Farshtey8046/
Farshteh8044/
Fershter8038/
Farstead8035/
Foirster809/
Forrster808/
Forshter803/
Forstier802/
Farsztej802/
Förscter801/
Feerster801/
Ferstier801/
Farstedt801/
Forsteir801/
Fourster801/
Forsther801/
Forszter801/
Fosrster801/
Forstter801/
Foorster800/
Forste77377/
Ferschter7515/
Forshteer753/
Forschter750/
Vorster7128,273/
Verster716,107/
Forstie71123/
Forsterová71100/
Försterová7187/
Forstey7116/
Forsted7115/
Forsthe7114/
Vörster7110/
Farshti719/
Forstes711/
Forzter711/
Farstoy711/
Forstet711/
Forstir710/
Voerster6778/
Forstedt6754/
Farsstoy674/
Farshtay673/
Vorshter673/
Forstyhe672/
Versteer671/
Vorsteer671/
Forstead671/

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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
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  • 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 Farster
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