Forshell Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Forshell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Forshéll (1) are calculated separately.
Forshell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forshell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forshell is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Forshéll. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forshell? popularity and diffusion
The surname Forshell is the 3,100,440th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Forshell live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Forshell is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 273,521. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 33 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 25 percent reside and Skåne County, where 19 percent reside. Not including Sweden this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forshéll | 96 | 1 | / |
| Forsheall | 94 | 0 | / |
| Forsell | 93 | 4,296 | / |
| Forssell | 88 | 1,906 | / |
| Forshäll | 88 | 4 | / |
| Forshill | 88 | 4 | / |
| Fershell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vorshell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Forsel | 86 | 59 | / |
| Forseille | 82 | 157 | / |
| Forsshéll | 82 | 11 | / |
| Forsielle | 82 | 0 | / |
| Forcell | 80 | 53 | / |
| Forchel | 80 | 41 | / |
| Forséll | 80 | 12 | / |
| Forssel | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fershel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Forshle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forsuel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forseal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forgell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vorshel | 80 | 0 | / |
| Farsell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forsyhl | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forcelle | 75 | 77 | / |
| Forschle | 75 | 28 | / |
| Vorschel | 75 | 24 | / |
| Fourcell | 75 | 19 | / |
| Varshell | 75 | 4 | / |
| Phorsell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Forchele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Forzelle | 75 | 0 | / |
| Forgel | 71 | 53 | / |
| Forceille | 71 | 38 | / |
| Forcel | 71 | 24 | / |
| Forsil | 71 | 8 | / |
| Farsel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Forsle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forgiel | 67 | 458 | / |
| Vershel | 67 | 132 | / |
| Varsell | 67 | 53 | / |
| Varshel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Farcell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Farshil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fargell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Forgele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farsiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farsele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voorsel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farzell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forszyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farsill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forzele | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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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 Forshell
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