Fourestier Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fourestier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fourestier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2301:288,79444,266
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Fourestier Last Name Facts

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

Fourestier occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fourestier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 996,001st most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Fourestier live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 288,794. In France Fourestier is most common in: Occitanie, where 28 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 23 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 22 percent reside. Apart from France this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Fourestier
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