Foerter Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Foerter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foerter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada541:682,32655,162
United States521:6,970,364322,914
France91:7,380,302306,885
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Foerter Last Name Facts

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

Foerter is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foerter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Foerter live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 682,326. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 83 percent are found and British Columbia, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Canada it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Foerter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foerter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 473 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foerter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foerter last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Foerter earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 32.98% more than the national average, earning $57,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.82% less than the national average, earning $45,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foertter933/
Foesrter932/
Forter92386/
Ferter9284/
Foerte923/
Fertier86220/
Pforter8658/
Fuerter8615/
Feyrter8614/
Fourter8612/
Forteir863/
Fertter861/
Foertes861/
Foertie861/
Forzter861/
Foesrte861/
Fhorter861/
Feurter861/
Ferrter861/
Fortear860/
Ferther860/
Fortter860/
Forteer860/
Feirtear8021/
Pfierter801/
Fuerther801/
Fourtear801/
Feirteir801/
Foertech800/
Furter771,626/
Verter77176/
Förter7767/
Fořter7732/
Fürter7730/
Farter7715/
Fortyr777/
Vorter774/
Fortir774/
Fertir771/
Vertier7147/
Faertes7116/
Pförter7110/
Pfürter719/
Verther713/
Pfurter713/
Farteur712/
Fortair711/
Fairter710/
Vortter710/
Foherty710/
Verthier6781/
Pfhurter6759/
Fahertey670/
Foertich670/

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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 Foerter
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