Fershtein Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Fershtein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Fershtein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fershtein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fershtein is found most frequently in Ukraine. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fershtein.
How Common Is The Last Name Fershtein? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Fershtein live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,138,427. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Sumy Oblast, where 73 percent live, Cherkasy Oblast, where 9 percent live and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Barring Ukraine it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faershtein | 95 | 28 | / |
| Fiershtein | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ferstein | 94 | 73 | / |
| Feurstein | 89 | 1,311 | / |
| Fierstein | 89 | 456 | / |
| Feirstein | 89 | 184 | / |
| Faerstein | 89 | 68 | / |
| Fershteyn | 89 | 64 | / |
| Forshtein | 89 | 37 | / |
| Farshtein | 89 | 14 | / |
| Fyrshtein | 89 | 11 | / |
| Fairshtein | 84 | 1 | / |
| Firschtein | 84 | 1 | / |
| Forstein | 82 | 117 | / |
| Verstein | 82 | 21 | / |
| Farstein | 82 | 9 | / |
| Firstein | 82 | 2 | / |
| Firshteyn | 78 | 37 | / |
| Fairstein | 78 | 31 | / |
| Feirstine | 78 | 25 | / |
| Faerstain | 78 | 17 | / |
| Fershtand | 78 | 14 | / |
| Fershtant | 78 | 5 | / |
| Farshteyn | 78 | 4 | / |
| Forshteyn | 78 | 4 | / |
| Vershteyn | 78 | 3 | / |
| Farrstein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ferstan | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ferstand | 71 | 26 | / |
| Firstuin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Verstean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Virstein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forstean | 71 | 0 | / |
| Firstine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fersztand | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ferstandt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farstan | 63 | 4 | / |
| Fersztandt | 63 | 1 | / |
| Forstan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Verstan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ferştant | 59 | 1 | / |
| Forssthén | 56 | 7 | / |
| Ferştandt | 56 | 1 | / |
| Firsthand | 56 | 1 | / |
| Firstanova | 53 | 20 | / |
| Fyrstanova | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Fershtein
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