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
Forshell is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Forshéll. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forshell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,100,440th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Forshell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Forshell are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 273,521. In Sweden Forshell is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 33 percent are found, Jönköping County, where 25 percent are found and Skåne County, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
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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