Where Does The Last Name Forster Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Forster (Arabic: فورستر, Russian: Форстер) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Förster or Fòrster. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forster? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 7,668^th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 98,539 people. The surname Forster is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Forster are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 96,947^th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,940 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 19,135 people, or 1 in 4,207. In Germany Forster is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 63 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 124 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Forster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Forster has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Forster surname expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 799 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 485 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 583 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Forster Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Forster last name is principally Anglican (70%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Forster surname are 7.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forster earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning 346,628 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.14% more than the national average, earning R 333,024 per year; in United States they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $47,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,764 CAD per year.