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 surname Forseth occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Forseth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forseth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 208,831st most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,680,579 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Forseth are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,176 people, or 1 in 308,213. In The United States Forseth is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 27 percent live, Minnesota, where 15 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Forseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forseth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 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 Republicans than the national average, with 60.25% being registered with the political 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