Forell Surname

380,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Andorra

Forell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4611:174,63220,526
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Sweden1041:94,6806,886
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
Finland111:499,70030,478
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Förell (18) are calculated separately.

Forell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forell is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Förell. For other potential spellings of Forell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 380,890th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,785,840 people. The surname Forell occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Forell live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 461 people, or 1 in 174,632. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 30 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Germany Forell occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Sweden, where 11 percent are found.

Forell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forell last name grew 1,322 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forell last name are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.86% registered to vote for the party.

Forell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.74% more than the national average, earning $47,784 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förell9418/
Forrell9256/
Fohrell9212/
Fotrell922/
Foorell921/
Fourell920/
Forel911,301/
Forll910/
Fottrell86199/
Forriell865/
Fourrell860/
Farell832,854/
Fourel832,325/
Foriel83304/
Ferell83143/
Vorell83111/
Forill8310/
Furell833/
Forrel833/
Fotrel831/
Forl8012/
Forellowa800/
Farrell77142,476/
Ferrell7745,550/
Futrell777,943/
Foutrel77667/
Furrell7776/
Fourrel7724/
Forriel7715/
Fariell778/
Vorrell774/
Fareell773/
Fereell772/
Feriell772/
Feruell772/
Fherell771/
Farzell771/
Furiell771/
Fotrill771/
Faruell770/
Fatrell770/
Faarell770/
Voirell770/
Faraell770/
Vourell770/
Fahrell770/
Farel732,064/
Vorel731,990/
Fürll73216/
Ferel7381/
Forlì7366/
Furll7314/
Furel7313/
Foril7311/
Fourl732/
Farll731/
Forlt731/
Forld731/
Ferll730/
Ferriell71397/
Futtrell7141/
Farriell7135/
Farrrell716/
Futhrell714/
Farreell713/
Forelova712/
Fourriel712/
Ferreell711/
Faarrell711/
Farroell710/
Fattrell710/
Ferrelll710/
Feutrell710/
Futreell710/
Feurrell710/
Hfarrell710/
Ferrel6711,248/
Farrel671,390/
Faurel67650/
Furiel67275/
Forleh67170/
Verell67150/
Feriel6796/
Farill6795/
Fariel6764/
Foriol6751/
Futrel6747/
Varell6738/
Faruel6728/
Voorel6725/
Fahrel6723/
Farael6715/
Fuhrel6712/
Fharel679/
Feruel677/
Fareld677/
Forlet675/
Ferill674/
Furrel674/
Forled673/
Feroel673/
Fareel673/
Fouril673/
Fereel672/
Furuel672/
Fatrel672/
Vurell671/
D'Farrell671/
Feurel671/
Ffarel671/
Feerel671/
Vorrel671/
Voriel671/
Voyrel671/
Fasrel671/
D'Ferrell671/
Forgil670/
Ferrll670/
Feurll670/
Faerel670/
Farrll670/
Fherel670/

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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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  • 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 Forell
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