Furster Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Furster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States91:40,273,215872,126
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Fürster (43) are calculated separately.

Furster Last Name Facts

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

Furster is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Fürster. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furster? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. Furster occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Furster reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 201,038. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Utrecht, where 38 percent reside, Zeeland, where 23 percent reside and North Brabant, where 19 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands Furster is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.

Furster Last Name Statistics demography

Furster earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fürster9543/
Fuerster933/
Fourster931/
Furste9232/
Forster8673,956/
Firster86300/
Vurster869/
Fursterová825/
Fursterova821/
Foerster809,746/
Fuursted8019/
Furstedt8014/
Forrster808/
Forshter803/
Forstier802/
Forstter801/
Forszter801/
Forsther801/
Forsteir801/
Foorster800/
Fierster800/
Fürste77433/
Forste77377/
Fursty771/
Vurste770/
Forshteer753/
Forschter750/
Pfierster750/
Foerste71249/
Forstie71123/
Forstey7116/
Forsthe7114/
Fürsterová718/
Fürstte711/
Forzter711/
Forstir710/
Forsta6251/
Forsti6239/
Forsty6231/
Forstyh5717/
Foersti571/
Furrzta571/
Forsthy571/
Forshtay5333/

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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
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  • 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 Furster
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