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 more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fölster? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 536,820th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fölster reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent 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 are found, Hamburg, where 13 percent are found and Berlin, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
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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