Forsman Surname

53,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forsman Surname User-submission:

The Forsman surname means 'man of the river'. It comes from the word fors, which means 'river' in Swedish.

Forsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,9421:2,498233
United States2,8151:128,76013,608
Finland2,1571:2,548402
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
Denmark811:69,6886,946
Norway771:66,7839,424
Canada701:526,36644,416
England431:1,295,76958,667
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Australia341:793,99150,673
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Malta181:23,9041,289
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Panama91:434,6958,518
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Forsman (11) may also be a first name.

Forsman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Forsman surname means 'man of the river'. It comes from the word fors, which means 'river' in Swedish.

- lundforsman

The Forsman surname means 'one who works on water', 'sailor', 'fisherman' in Scandinavia.

- terelynch

Forsman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forsman (Russian: Форсман) is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Forsman.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,075th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 756,597 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Forsman reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in Scandinavia. Forsman is also the 3,487,849th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 11 people.

It is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 3,942 people, or 1 in 2,498. In Sweden Forsman is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent live and Västerbotten County, where 11 percent live. Barring Sweden this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Finland, where 22 percent live.

Forsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forsman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forsman last name grew 2,386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forsman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forsman surname are 4.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forsman earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.59% more than the national average, earning 451,944 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.76% more than the national average, earning R 324,996 per year; in United States they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $47,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning $43,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Forsman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forsman in the Russian language
Форсманforsman-

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