Forston Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

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

Forston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5461:663,84453,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Forston Last Name Facts

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

Forston (Russian: Форстон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forston is the 572,911th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,250,083 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Forston are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Forston is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 546 people, or 1 in 663,844. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 16 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Forston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forston surname grew 1,138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forston are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

Forston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.72% less than the national average, earning $39,386 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourston9327/
Foerston931/
Forstone931/
Furston8614/
Farston865/
Forstun864/
Forstan861/
Ferston860/
Farstone807/
Forstand800/
Ferstan718/
Farstan714/
Verston712/
Farcton710/
Phurston679/
Voorstaan631/
Verstan571/

Forston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forston in the Russian language
Форстонforston-

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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 Forston
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