Foerst Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Foerst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foerst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4431:818,19262,826
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
France241:2,767,613196,808
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Foerst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foerst is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Foerst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foerst? popularity and diffusion

Foerst is the 571,325th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Foerst are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Foerst is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 818,192. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found, New Jersey, where 14 percent are found and Missouri, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Foerst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Foerst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 820 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foerst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foerst last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Foerst earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2% more than the national average, earning $44,013 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foerste92249/
Forst917,200/
Ferst911,302/
Foers91287/
Fuerst834,268/
Fierst83750/
Ferszt83540/
Forsht83175/
Feerst83138/
Forszt83126/
Fersht83108/
Feurst8349/
Forsth8332/
Forrst836/
Fearst833/
Fourst832/
Foersh832/
Pforst831/
Foehrs831/
Fohrst831/
Feirst830/
Faerst830/
Ferstt830/
Foersch77103/
Forscht7794/
Fierszt775/
Forssth771/
Fiierst771/
Faerste771/
Ferscht770/
Fürst7318,206/
Furst736,274/
Först731,263/
Vorst731,196/
Verst73630/
Farst73191/
Foršt7374/
Faers7370/
Voers7316/
Fořst733/
Fajerszt711/
Foerch67314/
Vaerst67144/
Farsht6756/
Furste6732/
Försth6729/
Fursht6716/
Fuirst6710/
Fursts678/
Fürsth676/
Furszt673/
Führst671/
Fürszt671/
Faurst670/
Fahers670/
Faehrs670/
Phorst670/
Farstd670/

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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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  • 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 Foerst
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