Fostert Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fostert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fostert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Fostert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fostert is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fostert.

How Common Is The Last Name Fostert? popularity and diffusion

Fostert is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Fostert reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 75 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 25 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foster92452,538/
Fostier861,486/
Foister86793/
Foyster86787/
Fastert86148/
Pfoster86133/
Fouster8652/
Foshter8636/
Fooster8632/
Fosteer8615/
Fosterr8615/
Fostter8614/
Fosther8613/
Fosster8611/
Fostere864/
Fodster862/
Fostger862/
Ffoster861/
Fosterd861/
Festert860/
Foter8312/
D'Foster803/
Voster771,457/
Footer77633/
Faster77331/
Fotter77196/
Foxter7757/
Foiter7713/
Fouter7712/
Fotier7710/
Fostir776/
Fother776/
Fostre773/
Fojter772/
Fóster771/
Fotere771/
Fozter771/
Fostyr770/
Fosterová757/
Fosterova753/
Fauster71995/
Feuster71392/
Fastier71235/
Vastert71127/
Vostier7135/
Vestert7124/
Foutter7117/
Phoster7116/
Voshter7115/
Fouther7115/
Footter712/
Vosster712/
Foutier712/
Fasther712/
Fasster711/
Foustjr711/
Foitier711/
Fogyter710/
Foother710/
Voister710/
Festerd710/
Vouster710/
Foither710/
Fater67984/
Fausther67485/
Fotre67164/
Voter6747/
Fouchter6722/
Pfeuster6717/
Fotir672/
Feusther670/

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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 Fostert
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