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 surname Forshell occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Forshéll. Click here to see other potential spellings of Forshell.
How Common Is The Last Name Forshell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Forshell reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 273,521. In Sweden Forshell is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 33 percent live, Jönköping County, where 25 percent live and Skåne County, where 19 percent live. Besides Sweden this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
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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