Forslin Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forslin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forslin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4401:22,3791,850
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Forslin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forslin is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forslin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 526,921st most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 11,849,668 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Forslin live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Forslin is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 22,379. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Gävleborg County, where 34 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 28 percent reside and Västernorrland County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Forslin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forslin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forslin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forslin last name are 26.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.08% registered to vote for the political party.

Forslin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.44% less than the national average, earning $40,371 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forsling93870/
Forslind93307/
Forssling8851/
Forslindh883/
Forslén863/
Forslen860/
Forslynd801/
Forscheln7512/
Forgellin751/
Forcellina7157/
Farzlin711/
Verslin710/
Farzlina671/
Vorscheln631/
Farzlyn571/
Vercillin501/
Vershølen501/

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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 Forslin
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