Forister Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Forister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5571:650,73452,170
Wales41:773,63329,106
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

Forister (14) may also be a first name.

Forister Last Name Facts

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

Forister occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Forister click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forister? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 559,180th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. Forister is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Forister reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Forister is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 557 people, or 1 in 650,734. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 26 percent reside, Texas, where 18 percent reside and Alabama, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Forister occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Forister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forister last name expanded 262 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forister surname are 21.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.13% being registered to vote for the party.

Forister earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning $41,632 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forrister94644/
Foriester9415/
Forisster943/
Foristher941/
Foriter934/
Foriste931/
Forriester898/
Forristher891/
Fouristier890/
Forester888,750/
Foreiter88145/
Furister8853/
Foraiter887/
Foryster883/
Farister882/
Vorister881/
Ferister881/
Foruster880/
Forite86107/
Forrester8239,004/
Forestier8214,602/
Forreiter82273/
Farrister8237/
Forrieter8225/
Foerester8221/
Fariester8215/
Forraiter8211/
Foresther826/
Fureister823/
Foresster822/
Forestere822/
Ferrister821/
Foresteir821/
Forestter820/
Foreaster820/
Forristir820/
Forruster820/
Foreste801,325/
Foritte8014/
Fariste805/
Forista801/
Foryter801/
Foristi801/
Foreter800/
Fourestier78257/
Forrestier78112/
Foresteire7888/
Farriester7875/
Foirestier7861/
Forrrester788/
Forrestter784/
Foorrester782/
Forresteer782/
Forrestere781/
Forresteir780/
Forajter75319/
Foretier75144/
Forestie7589/
Farester7572/
Forayter7545/
Forestre7534/
Forysthe7529/
Faristeu7525/
Ferester7523/
Forreste7521/
Voreiter7511/
Foureste753/
Forestes753/
Forreter753/
Farriter752/
Farishte751/
Foreater751/
Faritier751/
Forejter751/
Forestet751/
Forestea750/
Forestheart741/
Vorreiter71935/
Farrester7157/
Foriti7153/
Fourestie7121/
Farite7115/
Forita7114/
Fouretier7111/
Furestier7110/
Forete716/
Forrajter716/
Forethier716/
Fureyster715/
Forestire715/
Ferrester713/
Forestedt713/
Vorrieter712/
Foresthey712/
Forretter711/
Forryther710/
Forrestte710/
Forrestir710/
Forgetter710/
Foresti676,992/
Foresta673,024/
Farista67685/
Variste67398/
Faurite67368/
Foraita6773/
Forette6751/
Faristi6748/
Foresty6730/
Forythe6710/
Faritte674/
Foretes674/
Variter673/
Vorreither673/
Fariteh673/
Foretjr671/
Fariote671/
Voraite671/
Faurestier671/
Foryteh671/
Fourete671/
Fourita671/

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Forister Reference & Research

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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 Forister
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