Forestan Surname
Approximately 689 people bear this surname
Forestan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 632 | 1:96,767 | 16,585 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Forestan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forestan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forestan is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forestan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 483,143rd most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Forestan reside; 92 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 92 percent reside in Italic Europe.
The surname Forestan is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 632 people, or 1 in 96,767. In Italy it is mostly found in: Veneto, where 96 percent live, Lombardy, where 2 percent live and Piedmont, where 1 percent live. Not including Italy it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 6 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestant | 94 | 4 | / |
| Foreston | 88 | 13 | / |
| Forestam | 88 | 6 | / |
| Ferestean | 82 | 190 | / |
| Forostean | 82 | 2 | / |
| Forestein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Forestone | 82 | 1 | / |
| Forreston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Foreton | 80 | 2 | / |
| Feresztajn | 78 | 2 | / |
| Faurestant | 78 | 1 | / |
| Forrestein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Foresteine | 78 | 1 | / |
| Faretane | 75 | 11 | / |
| Farietan | 75 | 7 | / |
| Faristan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Farestam | 75 | 5 | / |
| Fereston | 75 | 2 | / |
| Färestam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Farastan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Forgeton | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fereusztajn | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ferejsztajn | 74 | 1 | / |
| Foretoing | 71 | 102 | / |
| Furgeston | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fourethon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ferestein | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fereştean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farreston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fouritain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fouretoing | 67 | 14 | / |
| Feurestein | 67 | 10 | / |
| Faritan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Varetan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fooretoing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatrestone | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Forestan
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