Foerster Surname
Approximately 9,746 people bear this surname
Foerster Surname Definition:
(German) A forest warden or gamekeeper.
Foerster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,025 | 1:90,052 | 10,123 |
| Germany | 3,787 | 1:21,258 | 2,828 |
| Canada | 395 | 1:93,280 | 10,196 |
| Israel | 237 | 1:36,108 | 5,008 |
| Brazil | 231 | 1:926,729 | 33,128 |
| France | 208 | 1:319,340 | 48,512 |
| Thailand | 161 | 1:438,747 | 76,894 |
| Poland | 143 | 1:265,795 | 32,854 |
| Austria | 78 | 1:109,172 | 15,555 |
| Belgium | 77 | 1:149,307 | 20,954 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Czechia | 29 | 1:366,671 | 43,532 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 292 | 1:171,982 | 15,490 |
Foerster (188) may also be a first name.
Foerster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) A forest warden or gamekeeper.
Foerster Demographics
Average Male Foerster Height
177.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Foerster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foerster Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foerster is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foerster? popularity and diffusion
It is the 52,502nd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 747,747 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Foerster live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Foerster is also the 663,277th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 188 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,025 people, or 1 in 90,052. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 19 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Foerster occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Foerster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Foerster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foerster surname rose 1,378 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Foerster Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Foerster surname are 17.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.1% registered with the party.
The amount Foerster earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning 370,461 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $54,427 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foesrster | 94 | 1 | / |
| Forster | 93 | 73,956 | / |
| Ferster | 93 | 1,655 | / |
| Foerste | 93 | 249 | / |
| Ferszter | 88 | 135 | / |
| Voerster | 88 | 78 | / |
| Fershter | 88 | 38 | / |
| Foirster | 88 | 9 | / |
| Forrster | 88 | 8 | / |
| Forshter | 88 | 3 | / |
| Foersted | 88 | 3 | / |
| Fuerster | 88 | 3 | / |
| Forstier | 88 | 2 | / |
| Forsteir | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ferstier | 88 | 1 | / |
| Feerster | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fourster | 88 | 1 | / |
| Forsther | 88 | 1 | / |
| Forszter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Forstter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fierster | 88 | 0 | / |
| Foorster | 88 | 0 | / |
| Foersterová | 84 | 36 | / |
| Ferschter | 82 | 15 | / |
| Forschter | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pfierster | 82 | 0 | / |
| Förster | 80 | 50,531 | / |
| Vorster | 80 | 28,273 | / |
| Verster | 80 | 6,107 | / |
| Farster | 80 | 244 | / |
| Furster | 80 | 120 | / |
| Voerste | 80 | 103 | / |
| Fürster | 80 | 43 | / |
| Férster | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faerste | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foersti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forzter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forstir | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vorshter | 75 | 3 | / |
| Förscter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vorsteer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Versteer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fairster | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fairshter | 71 | 29 | / |
| D'Verster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Försterová | 67 | 87 | / |
| Vörster | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vurster | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fursterová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fursterova | 67 | 1 | / |
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Foerster Reference & Research
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Foerster
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