Forseth Surname

208,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Forseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1761:308,21328,304
Norway3621:14,2051,646
Canada3421:107,73611,580
Sweden801:123,0848,745
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Forseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forseth occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forseth is the 208,831st most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,680,579 people. The last name Forseth occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Forseth live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Forseth is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,176 people, or 1 in 308,213. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 27 percent are found, Minnesota, where 15 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States Forseth occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Forseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forseth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,673 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forseth surname are 13.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.25% registered with the party.

The amount Forseth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.51% less than the national average, earning 316,634 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $45,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.64% less than the national average, earning $48,372 CAD per year.

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Forseth Reference & Research

Forsythe DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Forsythe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Forseth
  • 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