Fölster Surname
Approximately 600 people bear this surname
Fölster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 586 | 1:137,381 | 16,689 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
Fölster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fölster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fölster is most common in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fölster? popularity and diffusion
It is the 536,820th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. The last name Fölster occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fölster are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 586 people, or 1 in 137,381. In Germany Fölster is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 68 percent reside, Hamburg, where 13 percent reside and Berlin, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fülster | 86 | 138 | / |
| Flester | 86 | 112 | / |
| Filster | 86 | 52 | / |
| Felster | 86 | 27 | / |
| Følster | 86 | 11 | / |
| Foelster | 80 | 108 | / |
| Fuelster | 80 | 9 | / |
| Fglister | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pflester | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfelster | 80 | 1 | / |
| Felstert | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fleste | 77 | 3 | / |
| Füglister | 75 | 429 | / |
| Feglister | 75 | 18 | / |
| Felsted | 71 | 338 | / |
| Flejter | 71 | 293 | / |
| Vilster | 71 | 84 | / |
| Felstet | 71 | 44 | / |
| Flestea | 71 | 35 | / |
| Flecter | 71 | 31 | / |
| Velster | 71 | 3 | / |
| Filsted | 71 | 1 | / |
| Felšter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fellste | 71 | 0 | / |
| Felstead | 67 | 2,574 | / |
| Flecther | 67 | 282 | / |
| Filstead | 67 | 22 | / |
| Felstedt | 67 | 15 | / |
| Felcther | 67 | 3 | / |
| Felchter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wflstead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phelster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feelsted | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fellsted | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fölster
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