Forstell Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Forstell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forstell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Förstell (1) are calculated separately.

Forstell Last Name Facts

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

Forstell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Förstell. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forstell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,860,621st most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Forstell reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Forstell is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 45 percent reside, New York, where 33 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Forstell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forstell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forstell surname increased 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forstell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Forstell last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Forstell are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

Forstell earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.37% more than the national average, earning $60,138 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förstell961/
Foerstell941/
Forstel9312/
Foerstel88311/
Forstl8629/
Förstel80243/
Ferstel8074/
Foerstl805/
Farstel800/
Forsztyl7531/
Foerstil751/
Verstell750/
Ferstl715,395/
Förstl71255/
Fürstl7132/
Forstlová7111/
Fořtel711/
Fersztl6722/
Ferstil671/
Verstel670/
Fořtl6212/
Förstlová5917/
Furstlova591/
Verstl5739/
Ferštl576/
Verstil531/
Fořtlová5010/

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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 Forstell
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