Forscher Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Forscher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Forscher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forscher is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forscher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Forscher are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 30 percent live, New Jersey, where 17 percent live and Minnesota, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 5 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.

Forscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forscher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forscher surname rose 354 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forscher surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Forscher earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.6% more than the national average, earning $52,901 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forschier943/
Forschert941/
Forcher93710/
Forsher9376/
Fourcher88172/
Forshier88129/
Forchert88124/
Forsheir882/
Forscier882/
Forsheer880/
Forshear880/
Forcer86123/
Forser8653/
Pferscher8279/
Forsheejr821/
Farcher80154/
Färcher8011/
Forseer804/
Fersher802/
Forsert801/
Forchir801/
Farsher801/
Foerser801/
Forcere800/
Farshchehr781/
Varscher756/
Forsåker752/
Verscher751/
Vorshier750/
Forger71301/
Farser7114/
Vorser712/
Forzer712/
Forjer711/
Farcer711/
Ferser710/
Versher6789/
Forgere673/
Varsher672/
Farshir671/
Ferszer671/
Forgert671/
Farjher671/
Forgier671/
Fersser671/
Forsire670/
Vorsier670/
Farsier670/

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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
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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 Forscher
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