Forström Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Forström Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 27 | 1:203,582 | 17,121 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Forstrom (638) & Förström (128) are calculated separately.
Forström Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forström Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forström occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Forstrom or Förström. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forström? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Forström occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Forström are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently used in Finland, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 203,582. In Finland Forström is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 52 percent reside, Kymenlaakso, where 26 percent reside and Satakunta, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Finland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 10 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forstrom | 96 | 638 | / |
| Förström | 96 | 128 | / |
| Forsström | 94 | 3,603 | / |
| Forrström | 94 | 6 | / |
| Åforsström | 89 | 4 | / |
| Friström | 88 | 296 | / |
| Fröström | 88 | 115 | / |
| Forsstrm | 88 | 37 | / |
| Forstrøm | 88 | 19 | / |
| Forstram | 88 | 4 | / |
| Forstorm | 88 | 1 | / |
| Forstrum | 88 | 1 | / |
| Forio Ström | 84 | 1 | / |
| Faour Ström | 84 | 1 | / |
| Forsstrom | 82 | 260 | / |
| Furuström | 82 | 58 | / |
| Forsstrøm | 82 | 48 | / |
| Försström | 82 | 1 | / |
| Frii Ström | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fristrom | 75 | 113 | / |
| Frostrom | 75 | 86 | / |
| Virström | 75 | 26 | / |
| Fristrøm | 75 | 9 | / |
| Vårström | 75 | 3 | / |
| Frestrom | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fristörm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frostrum | 75 | 0 | / |
| Furstrom | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fristram | 75 | 0 | / |
| Friestrom | 71 | 31 | / |
| Freestrom | 71 | 7 | / |
| Furustrom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furustrøm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Freistrom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farsstrom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Farestrom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Frost Romo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foerster Maia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Forström
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