Forstin Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Forstin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forstin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2651:250,65238,735
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Forstin (15) may also be a first name.

Forstin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forstin is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forstin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forstin is the 961,438th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Forstin live; 62 percent live in Caribbean and 62 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Forstin is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 250,652. In France it is most numerous in: Guadeloupe, where 64 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 23 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent are found. Barring France Forstin exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forsting93331/
Forstina934/
Forsten86665/
Forstén86200/
Ferstin869/
Forstèn862/
Furstin862/
Farstin862/
Forstyn861/
Forssten80192/
Forsstén8032/
Forrsten801/
Forste'n801/
Forsstèn801/
Foursten801/
Forstenk800/
Forsteen800/
Verstin71185/
Fersten7173/
Fürsten7133/
Vorsten7127/
Fursten718/
Försten711/
Fersztyn671/
Farshten671/
Feershten631/
Verstyn5768/
Versten5747/
Varsten570/
Verstaen53522/
Versteen531/
Pharsten530/
Vuursteen5072/
Veerstaen504/

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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 Forstin
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