Forschner Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Forschner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forschner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4801:167,72019,812
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Förschner (319) are calculated separately.

Forschner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forschner is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Förschner. For other potential spellings of Forschner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forschner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forschner is the 481,560th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,531,136 people. The last name Forschner occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Forschner reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Forschner is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 480 people, or 1 in 167,720. In Germany Forschner is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 62 percent are found, Berlin, where 10 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany Forschner is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Forschner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forschner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forschner last name grew 648 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forschner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forschner are 13.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.53% registered to vote for the political party.

Forschner earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $49,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förschner96319/
Foerschner9524/
Forshchner951/
Forshner94295/
Forchner9449/
Forscner941/
Ferschner8945/
Farschner892/
Foershner891/
Forsner88192/
Forschnerová861/
Pfarschner848/
Forssner8211/
Forhsner821/
Farchner820/
Fersner75236/
Foršner752/
Vershner7124/
Varshner713/
Versner632/

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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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  • 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 Forschner
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