Forsner Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forsner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1091:90,3376,599
Romania501:401,55732,991
United States141:25,889,924709,614
France81:8,302,840321,660
England51:11,143,612252,590
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Foršner (2) are calculated separately.

Forsner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forsner occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Foršner. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,218,745th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Forsner are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Forsner is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 90,337. In Sweden Forsner is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 27 percent live, Västerbotten County, where 23 percent live and Östergötland County, where 21 percent live. Barring Sweden it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Forsner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forsner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forsner surname rose 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forsner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forsner last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Forsner earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $43,411 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foršner952/
Forshner93295/
Forssner9311/
Forhsner931/
Forscner931/
Forsne9215/
Forschner88692/
Foershner881/
Fersner86236/
Forsnes8658/
Fursner860/
Forsney860/
Foerschner8224/
Forshchner821/
Forsness8049/
Forchner8049/
Förschner75319/
Ferschner7545/
Farschner752/
Forschnerová741/
Pfarschner718/
Versner712/
Farsneh711/
Farsney710/
Furchner67619/
Vershner6724/
Varshner673/
Farshnei672/
Forsnyth670/
Farchner670/

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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 Forsner
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