Foelster Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Peru

Foelster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foelster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Foelster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foelster has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Foelster.

How Common Is The Last Name Foelster? popularity and diffusion

Foelster is the 1,765,740th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Foelster reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Foelster is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 46 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Foelster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foelster surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Foelster earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,678 per year and in United States they earn 33.96% more than the national average, earning $57,801 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foelester942/
Folster931,525/
Felster9327/
Follster8818/
Folester8811/
Fuelster889/
Pfelster881/
Felstert880/
Feglister8218/
Fölster80600/
Fülster80138/
Flester80112/
Fulster8061/
Filster8052/
Følster8011/
Velster803/
Felšter801/
Fglister754/
Felcther753/
Felchter752/
Pflester751/
Phelster751/
Faulster750/
Füglister71429/
Fuglister7146/
Vellester7128/
Flejter67293/
Vilster6784/
Flecter6731/
Flecther63282/
Fulchter631/
Villester59151/
Fletcther592/

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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 Foelster
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis