Forrster Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Portugal

Forrster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forrster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Forrster Last Name Facts

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

Forrster is most common in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forrster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Forrster live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 100 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forster9373,956/
Foerster889,746/
Foirster889/
Forshter883/
Forstier882/
Fosrster881/
Fourster881/
Forsteir881/
Forsther881/
Forszter881/
Forstter881/
Foorster880/
Forste86377/
Forshteer823/
Forschter820/
Förster8050,531/
Vorster8028,273/
Ferster801,655/
Farster80244/
Forstie80123/
Furster80120/
Fürster8043/
Forstey8016/
Forsted8015/
Forsthe8014/
Forzter801/
Fòrster801/
Férster801/
Forstet801/
Forstes801/
Forstir800/
Forsterová78100/
Ferszter75135/
Voerster7578/
Forstedt7554/
Fershter7538/
Vorshter753/
Forstyhe752/
Förscter751/
Vorsteer751/
Forstead751/
Feerster751/
Ferstier751/
Forsstedt71101/
Forsta7151/
Forsti7139/
Fořter7132/
Forsty7131/
Ferschter7115/
Vorste718/
Farste717/
Verster676,107/
Försterová6787/
Forstyh6717/
Vörster6710/
Vurster679/
Farstey676/
Fursterová675/
Fursterova671/
Vorsthe671/
Forsthy671/

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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 Forrster
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