Forrer Surname
Approximately 3,980 people bear this surname
Forrer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2,295 | 1:3,579 | 484 |
| United States | 1,019 | 1:355,701 | 31,797 |
| Netherlands | 131 | 1:128,910 | 20,052 |
| Italy | 77 | 1:794,243 | 63,344 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| France | 67 | 1:991,384 | 111,008 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Liechtenstein | 14 | 1:2,741 | 294 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 157 | 1:319,864 | 25,024 |
The alternate forms: Förrer (2) are calculated separately.
Forrer Demographics
Forrer Political Affiliation
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Forrer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forrer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forrer (Russian: Форрер) occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Förrer. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Forrer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 115,928th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,831,042 people. Forrer occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Forrer reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 2,295 people, or 1 in 3,579. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of St Gallen, where 38 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 24 percent live and Canton of Thurgau, where 9 percent live. Outside of Switzerland it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.
Forrer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Forrer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forrer last name grew 649 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Forrer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Forrer are 20.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.82% registered with 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
Forrer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Forrer in the Russian language | ||
| Форрер | forrer | - |
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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
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- 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 Forrer
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