Forsal Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forsal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Forsal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forsal occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Forsal are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Forsal is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Forsal is most common in: Skåne County, where 80 percent reside and Gotland County, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Forsal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forsal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forsal surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forsale9228/
Forseal921/
Forsall921/
Forsald920/
Forrsal920/
Forshall8650/
Forsalth862/
Farsal83158/
Fursal8394/
Fersal8318/
Forcal838/
Forsalova802/
Forsheall800/
Forzale7745/
Fershal7734/
Voursal775/
Forjale771/
Fourcal771/
Farsald771/
Farsall771/
Farsale771/
Fourcail7135/
Farshall717/
Farsagli711/
Fourchal711/
Fourcaul711/
Furcal671,307/
Versal67324/
Forseille67157/
Farcal67122/
Vursal6788/
Varsal6769/
Farzal6748/
Fursalova6710/
Fursol677/
Farsalova676/
Fersol673/
Farjal673/
Farsol672/
Fursattel671/
Fârcal671/
Forchalle671/
Vorsol671/
Vorzal671/
Ferçal671/
Fărcal671/
Fattrsall670/

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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 Forsal
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis