Fořst Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Fořst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fořst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Forst (7,200), Först (1,263) & Foršt (74) are calculated separately.

Fořst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fořst is found most in Czechia. It may occur as a variant: Forst, Först or Foršt. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fořst? popularity and diffusion

Fořst is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Fořst occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fořst are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Czechia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,316,734. In Czechia Fořst is most frequent in: Central Bohemian Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Czechia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forst937,200/
Fořt891,088/
Först871,263/
Foršt8774/
Fořstová774/
Foerst73552/
Forste73377/
Forsht73175/
Forszt73126/
Forsth7332/
Forsts737/
Forrst736/
Fourst732/
Pforst731/
Fohrst731/
Fors677,932/
Fořtová671,142/
Foirest67140/
Forscht6794/
Forsthe6714/
Fořtova672/
Forssth671/

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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 Fořst
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