Forsel Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Forsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Finland61:916,11741,832
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Forsel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forsel (Russian: Форсель) is found most in Estonia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsel? popularity and diffusion

Forsel is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Forsel are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Forsel is most frequently used in Estonia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 48,956. Without taking into account Estonia Forsel is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 39 percent are found and Finland, where 10 percent are found.

Forsel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forsell924,296/
Forssel926/
Forsuel921/
Forssell861,906/
Forshell8640/
Forgel8353/
Fursel8345/
Forcel8324/
Fersel8317/
Forsil838/
Farsel832/
Forgiel77458/
Forcell7753/
Forchel7741/
Forséll7712/
Fursell771/
Voorsel771/
Farsiel771/
Forszyl771/
Ferszel771/
Forgell770/
Forsyhl770/
Farsell770/
Forxl731/
Ferschel7191/
Vorschel7124/
Fourcell7119/
Forshill714/
Foerschl714/
Förssell713/
Phorsell711/
Versel67155/
Varsel6784/
Fargel6757/
Furjel6726/
Forsilova6717/
Feršel6715/
Furgel6714/
Forsshéll6711/
Fersil6711/
Vorcel679/
Farsil675/
Forsylova673/
Furcel672/
Vorsil671/
Vorzel671/
Farcel670/
Forgil670/

Forsel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forsel in the Russian language
Форсельforsel-

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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 Forsel
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