Forstén Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Forstén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 110 | 1:49,970 | 6,045 |
| Sweden | 90 | 1:109,408 | 7,883 |
The alternate forms: Forsten (665), Forstèn (2) & Försten (1) are calculated separately.
Forstén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forstén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forstén is carried by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Forsten, Forstèn or Försten. Click here to see other possible spellings of Forstén.
How Common Is The Last Name Forstén? popularity and diffusion
The last name Forstén is the 1,185,157th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name Forstén occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Forstén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 49,970. In Finland Forstén is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 57 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 15 percent reside and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 5 percent reside. Other than Finland this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 45 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsten | 95 | 665 | / |
| Forstèn | 95 | 2 | / |
| Forsstén | 93 | 32 | / |
| Försten | 90 | 1 | / |
| Forstin | 86 | 271 | / |
| Forstyn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Forsting | 80 | 331 | / |
| Forssten | 80 | 192 | / |
| Forstina | 80 | 4 | / |
| Forrsten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forste'n | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forsstèn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foursten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forstenk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forsteen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fersten | 71 | 73 | / |
| Fürsten | 71 | 33 | / |
| Vorsten | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ferstin | 71 | 9 | / |
| Fursten | 71 | 8 | / |
| Furstin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Farstin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fersztyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farshten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feershten | 63 | 1 | / |
| Verstin | 57 | 185 | / |
| Verstyn | 57 | 68 | / |
| Versten | 57 | 47 | / |
| Varsten | 57 | 0 | / |
| Verstaen | 53 | 522 | / |
| Versteen | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pharsten | 53 | 0 | / |
| Vuursteen | 50 | 72 | / |
| Veerstaen | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Forstén
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