Forastero Surname

149,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Forastero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forastero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia2,8621:16,6931,393
Spain481:974,00136,812
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Panama111:355,6607,645
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Forastero Last Name Facts

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

Forastero has its highest incidence in Colombia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forastero? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forastero is the 149,114th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,459,516 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Forastero reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 97 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The surname Forastero is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is borne by 2,862 people, or 1 in 16,693. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Chocó Department, where 100 percent are found, Antioquia Department, where 0 percent are found and Capital District, where 0 percent are found. Beside Colombia Forastero exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Forastero Last Name Statistics demography

Forastero earn less than half the average income. In Colombia they earn 68.42% less than the national average, earning $7,169,210 COP per year.

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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
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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 Forastero
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