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Where Does The Last Name Ferster Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ferster (Russian: Ферстер) is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Férster. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferster? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ferster is the 241,430^th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,403,351 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Ferster live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ferster is also the 3,487,849^th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname Ferster is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 406 people, or 1 in 93,618. Outside of Poland this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Argentina, where 18 percent reside.

Ferster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ferster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferster surname grew 479 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferster Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ferster last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ferster earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning $44,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $50,334 CAD per year.