Forsta Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Forsta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 49 | 1:41,838 | 6,373 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Forsta (16) may also be a first name.
Forsta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forsta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forsta occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forsta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Forsta is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Forsta are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name internationally, held by 16 people.
The last name Forsta is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 41,838. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 96 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 2 percent reside and Semigallia, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Latvia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forstat | 92 | 85 | / |
| Forstad | 92 | 54 | / |
| Forstadt | 86 | 72 | / |
| Forshtay | 86 | 33 | / |
| Forshtat | 86 | 30 | / |
| Forsthat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Forstead | 86 | 1 | / |
| Forstaus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Forste | 83 | 377 | / |
| Forsti | 83 | 39 | / |
| Forsty | 83 | 31 | / |
| Forshtadt | 80 | 5 | / |
| Forsthaus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forster | 77 | 73,956 | / |
| Farstad | 77 | 2,202 | / |
| Foerste | 77 | 249 | / |
| Forstie | 77 | 123 | / |
| Forstot | 77 | 74 | / |
| Forstyh | 77 | 17 | / |
| Forstey | 77 | 16 | / |
| Forsted | 77 | 15 | / |
| Forsthe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ferstay | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ferstaj | 77 | 10 | / |
| Forstes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forstet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forsthy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foersti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Voersta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Furstad | 77 | 0 | / |
| Forstedt | 71 | 54 | / |
| Farstead | 71 | 35 | / |
| Foirster | 71 | 9 | / |
| Fershtai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Forrster | 71 | 8 | / |
| Forshter | 71 | 3 | / |
| Farshtay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Forstyhe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Forstter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phorstad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fourster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fursteau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fosrster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forsther | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forstyth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forszter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foorster | 71 | 0 | / |
| Furstadt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Versta | 67 | 1,065 | / |
| Vursta | 67 | 701 | / |
| Fürste | 67 | 433 | / |
| Forsstedt | 67 | 101 | / |
| Varsta | 67 | 94 | / |
| Vârsta | 67 | 38 | / |
| Furste | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vorste | 67 | 8 | / |
| Farste | 67 | 7 | / |
| Forshteer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fursty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forschter | 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 Forsta
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