Forestero Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Forestero Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Forestero Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forestero Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forestero occurs more in Uruguay more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Forestero.
How Common Is The Last Name Forestero? popularity and diffusion
Forestero is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Forestero is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Forestero reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
The surname Forestero is most commonly held in Uruguay, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 571,960. In Uruguay it is most numerous in: Montevideo Department, where 100 percent live. Outside of Uruguay this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestiero | 95 | 1,283 | / |
| Foresteiro | 95 | 2 | / |
| Foresteros | 95 | 1 | / |
| Forastero | 89 | 2,963 | / |
| Forresterrho | 86 | 2 | / |
| Forastiero | 84 | 783 | / |
| Forasteiro | 84 | 169 | / |
| Forrastero | 84 | 1 | / |
| Varesteiro | 74 | 3 | / |
| Forastiera | 74 | 2 | / |
| Forasteira | 74 | 1 | / |
| Varettero | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ferastara | 56 | 62 | / |
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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 Forestero
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