Ferstl Surname

88,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Ferstl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferstl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6091:22,3072,952
Austria1,2801:6,653821
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
Canada411:898,67368,969
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Czechia231:462,32550,029
France111:6,038,429280,838
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Ferštl (6) are calculated separately.

Ferstl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferstl (Russian: Ферстл) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ferštl. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferstl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ferstl is the 88,984th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,350,796 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Ferstl live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ferstl is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 3,609 people, or 1 in 22,307. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 92 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside and Hesse, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Ferstl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ferstl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferstl last name increased 1,639 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ferstl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferstl last name are 12.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Ferstl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning $41,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.67% less than the national average, earning $41,403 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferštl946/
Ferstel9274/
Fersztl9222/
Foerstl925/
Ferstil921/
Foerstel86311/
Foerstil861/
Förstl83255/
Verstl8339/
Forstl8329/
Firstl8310/
Ferstlová8020/
Foerstell801/
Förstel77243/
Forstel7712/
Verstil771/
Verstel770/
Farstel770/
Ferstelová7511/
Forstell7199/
Forsztyl7131/
Förstell711/
Verstell710/
Förstlová6717/
Firstlová6713/
Ferštlová6710/

Ferstl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferstl in the Russian language
Ферстлferstl-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferstl
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