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 occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fershtein.
How Common Is The Last Name Fershtein? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fershtein is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Fershtein live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
Fershtein is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,138,427. In Ukraine it is most common in: Sumy Oblast, where 73 percent live, Cherkasy Oblast, where 9 percent live and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Outside of Ukraine Fershtein is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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