Forstreuter Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Forstreuter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forstreuter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4161:193,52322,379
Hungary121:818,02342,199
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Fiji11:894,3914,568
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Forstreuter Last Name Facts

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

Forstreuter is most common in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forstreuter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 675,256th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Forstreuter reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 193,523. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent are found, Berlin, where 23 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forstreuter
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