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 last name Fostert is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fostert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Fostert is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Fostert reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Fostert is most numerous in: Texas, where 75 percent live and Oklahoma, where 25 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 20 percent live.

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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