Forestier Surname

36,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Forestier Surname User-submission:

This surname was given to a man who worked in a forest.

Forestier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France12,7461:5,211427
Switzerland5571:14,7452,438
United States5051:717,74056,514
Argentina2821:151,57212,809
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Canada661:558,26746,632
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Uruguay621:55,3516,057
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Puerto Rico181:197,2302,191
England181:3,095,448105,421
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Austria141:608,24554,975
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
China41:341,830,39216,990
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Forestier (17) may also be a first name.

Forestier Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was given to a man who worked in a forest.

- edithfore

Forestier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forestier occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forestier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,139th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 499,079 people. Forestier is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Forestier live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

The surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 12,746 people, or 1 in 5,211. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 24 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 13 percent are found. Beside France this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Forestier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forestier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 7,214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forestier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forestier surname are 12.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.35% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forestier earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $53,507 CAD per year.

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Forestier Reference & Research

Fortier DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fortier FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forestier
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