Foerste Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Foerste Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foerste Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1631:1,313,33944,864
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Foerste Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foerste is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Foerste click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foerste? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foerste is the 1,017,412th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name Foerste occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Foerste reside; 65 percent reside in South America and 65 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 1,313,339. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rondônia, where 44 percent reside, Espírito Santo, where 42 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Foerste Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foerste has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foerste last name expanded 328 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foerste Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foerste surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Foerste earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foerster939,746/
Foersted933/
Foerst92552/
Forste92377/
Ferste925/
Foesrster881/
Forstie86123/
Voerste86103/
Fuerste8684/
Forstey8616/
Forsthe8614/
Ferstey861/
Foersti861/
Faerste861/
Fierste860/
Ferstie860/
Fershtei80154/
Fershtey8014/
Foirster809/
Fersztei804/
Fersztey804/
Fershteh802/
Fersztej802/
Fersteeh801/
Fourster801/
Fouersta800/
Förste77543/
Fürste77433/
Forsta7751/
Forsti7739/
Furste7732/
Forsty7731/
Vorste778/
Farste777/
Fersti774/
Fersty772/
Faerst770/
Feuerstei752/
Furster71120/
Forstyh7117/
Ferstay7111/
Ferstaj7110/
Farstey716/
Verstee711/
Vorsthe711/
Forsthy711/
Fürstte711/
Verstey710/
Farshtei6767/
Farshtey6746/
Farshteh6744/
Forshtay6733/
Fuursted6719/
Furstedt6714/
Fershtai678/
Färstedt677/
Förstedt673/
Farsztej672/
Fairster670/

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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 Foerste
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