Forrer Surname

115,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Forrer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forrer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,2951:3,579484
United States1,0191:355,70131,797
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
Italy771:794,24363,344
Australia671:402,92132,505
France671:991,384111,008
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Canada451:818,79163,991
England421:1,326,62059,571
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Liechtenstein141:2,741294
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Austria111:774,13064,097
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

The alternate forms: Förrer (2) are calculated separately.

Forrer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forrer (Russian: Форрер) is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Förrer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forrer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 115,928th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,831,042 people. The last name Forrer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Forrer are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Forrer is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 2,295 people, or 1 in 3,579. In Switzerland Forrer is primarily concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 38 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 24 percent reside and Canton of Thurgau, where 9 percent reside. Besides Switzerland it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Forrer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forrer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forrer surname expanded 649 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forrer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forrer surname are 20.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forrer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 538.08% more than the national average, earning R 1,516,310 per year; in United States they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning $41,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.51% more than the national average, earning $60,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förrer942/
Forrier92108/
Fourrer9267/
Forre'r921/
Foerrer921/
Forer911,435/
Forre91273/
Fourrier864,816/
Foorrier862/
Foirrier860/
Ferrer83333,663/
Furrer8312,565/
Farrer836,900/
Fourre831,752/
Fohrer831,187/
Forrey83871/
Forret83634/
Forier83530/
Forger83301/
Forrez83220/
Forres83180/
Forere83109/
Fourer8360/
Forred8346/
Férrer8331/
Fürrer8323/
Foorer8316/
Forrie8316/
Forher834/
Forrea832/
Forzer832/
Forree831/
Foerer831/
Vorrer831/
Färrer831/
Foirer830/
Fore8010,607/
Forrerová801/
Forrest7764,301/
Ferrier7721,058/
Farrier773,666/
Fourier771,031/
Fourreh77827/
Pfarrer77407/
Ferreir77320/
Furrier77298/
Fourrey77218/
Forrett77191/
Fourrez77172/
Pferrer77130/
Fourret7794/
Forreth7742/
Fourres7737/
Vorrier7729/
Ferrrer7727/
Farrher7722/
Ferreer7721/
Farrere7715/
Foirier7712/
Pfurrer7710/
Ferrerr778/
Foehrer777/
Feerrer776/
Furrere776/
Fourrie774/
Forress771/
Fharrer771/
Fahrrer771/
Forrgey771/
Furreir771/
Ferrear771/
Farrerr771/
Foiresr771/
Fourree771/
Feurrer771/
Ferreur771/
Forrets770/
Foraire770/
Fourrea770/
Pfoerer770/
Farre739,771/
Foret738,805/
Fores733,509/
Forry731,984/
Forey731,830/
Forge731,824/
Furer731,779/
Foure731,743/
Foree731,034/
Fürer73997/
Ferer73616/
Foore73508/
Vorre73415/
Forra73307/
Forir73259/
Farer73219/
Foire73187/
Fotre73164/
Forez7359/
Forré7354/
Forie7352/
Forea7328/
Forje7323/
Fored7319/
Fuore7319/
Forze7317/
Vorer7314/
Forep7310/
Foreh737/
Forei734/
Forri733/
Foreu733/
Forhe731/
Fohre731/
Foreć731/
Forée731/
Fhore730/
Farreyre7130/
Forrestt7122/
Pfarrher7110/
Vorreihr717/
Ffarrher716/
Voirrier714/
Farrehrr714/
Forerová713/
Forreest712/
Forresst712/
Ferrierr711/
Farrettr711/
Forretts711/
Forrrest711/
D'Ferrer711/
Forrhett710/
Fourie6791,698/
Forest6725,172/
Fuhrer675,947/
Farres673,147/
Forrai672,390/
Feurer671,995/
Forgey671,814/
Fahrer671,215/
Fourez671,179/
Foures671,154/
Forray671,140/
Farret671,084/
Furger671,077/
Fouret67895/
Fehrer67885/
Forejt67822/
Farrey67739/
Foiret67494/
Furzer67475/
Fourey67374/
Vohrer67277/
Farger67262/
Farred67246/
Farrie67208/
Feerer67199/
Faurre67155/
Fourré67130/
Forris67128/
Furere67114/
Foreit67108/
Furier6794/
Vorher6774/
Foreyt6772/
Faurer6767/
Förger6764/
Farier6761/
Foreid6760/
Pfarrherr6756/
Farher6755/
Forets6753/
Farrér6750/
Foryor6747/
Vorrea6742/
Farrèr6741/
Vorrie6740/
Föhrer6740/
Pfarre6736/
Pfárer6736/
Fareer6734/
Foreht6733/
Forzie6730/
Vuorre6726/
Fourir6724/
Foress6723/
Farrea6721/
Vorrey6719/
Farzer6717/
Ferrir6717/
Forech6716/
Farrez6716/
Foresz6715/
Forett6714/
Forroy6714/
Foresh6712/
Foreis6712/
Färger6711/
Farrej6710/
Forhez679/
Foores679/
Foretz679/
Verrer678/
Pfarer678/
Forgeh678/
Fuirer678/
Fourra678/
Fhurer678/
Foutre677/
Fuorry677/
Farreh677/
Farere677/
Fererr676/
Forzhe675/
Varrer675/
Fereur675/
Fereir675/
Farrir674/
Ferryr674/
Vorrei674/
Forzee674/
Foureh674/
Foreed673/
Farreu673/
Farire673/
Fereer673/
Ferrér673/
Fureur673/
Fährer673/
Vurrer672/
Farree672/
Forees672/
Forhet672/
Forije672/
Fouree672/
Furher672/
Fotres672/
Foorry672/
Phorer671/
Fherer671/
Foreir671/
Forejj671/
Forhes671/
Forhey671/
Furrerová671/
Foirez671/
Forhge671/
Fourge671/
Fourei671/
Férier671/
Foreas671/
Foreat671/
Foorei671/
Foorey671/
Foorje671/
Forțea671/
Forrêt671/
Forrói671/
Foured671/
Fourri671/
Fousre671/
D'Forrest671/
Fhorra671/
Farrre671/
Forear671/
Forrit670/
Fourry670/
Forhee670/
Forgir670/
Forrid670/
Vorree670/
Forriz670/
Fotree670/
Fharer670/
Foorie670/

Forrer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forrer in the Russian language
Форрерforrer-

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