Forstad Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Forstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England161:3,482,379114,324
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Forstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forstad occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Forstad occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Forstad are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Forstad is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 59 percent are found, Nevada, where 9 percent are found and Kansas, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States Forstad exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Forstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forstad last name increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forstad last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Forstad earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.82% more than the national average, earning $63,785 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forstadt9372/
Forstead931/
Forsta9251/
Forshtadt885/
Foerstadt880/
Farstad862,202/
Ferstad86258/
Forstat8685/
Furstad860/
Vorstadt8053/
Voorstad8045/
Ferstadt8037/
Farstead8035/
Forshtay8033/
Forshtat8030/
Ferstead8012/
Forstate8010/
Phorstad801/
Forsthat801/
Forstaus800/
Furstadt800/
Fershtadt7515/
Fersztadt754/
Forsthaus751/
Verstad7176/
Forstot7174/
Ferstat7123/
Forstey7116/
Varstad716/
Fershtat677/
Forshtatova677/
Farshtay673/
Varstadt671/

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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 Forstad
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