Forstel Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Forstel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forstel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Förstel (243) are calculated separately.

Forstel Last Name Facts

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

Forstel occurs most in The United States. It can be found as: Förstel. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forstel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Forstel reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Forstel is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Forstel is primarily found in: New York, where 78 percent are found, Connecticut, where 11 percent are found and Tennessee, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Forstel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forstel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forstel surname fell 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forstel Last Name Statistics demography

Forstel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förstel95243/
Foerstel93311/
Forstell9399/
Forstl9229/
Foerstell881/
Ferstel8674/
Foerstl865/
Farstel860/
Forsztyl8031/
Förstell801/
Foerstil801/
Ferstl775,395/
Förstl77255/
Fürstl7732/
Fořtel771/
Forstlová7511/
Fersztl7122/
Ferstil711/
Verstel710/
Fořtl6712/
Verstell670/
Förstlová6317/
Furstlova631/
Verstl6239/
Ferštl626/
Verstil571/
Fořtlová5310/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Forstel
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