Förder Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Förder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Förder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1471:547,65645,370
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Forder (2,937) are calculated separately.

Förder Last Name Facts

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

Förder is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as: Forder. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Förder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Förder are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 547,656. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forder942,937/
Föhrder9226/
Förde9117/
Ferder83554/
Farder8374/
Fördes8316/
Foerder7783/
Ferdier7732/
Föhrdes775/
Fordier772/
Faerder771/
Forde7329,552/
Farde732,918/
Ferde7389/
Vörde7317/
Verder67299/
Fardey6793/
Fforde6791/
Fardeh6774/
Ferdei6772/
Fordea6768/
Fordie6759/
Fordey6756/
Fardea6755/
Ferdie6755/
Fardir6752/
Varder6735/
Fardie6722/
Vorder6720/
Fartde677/
Foerde676/
Fordjr675/
Ferdér675/
Fardee673/
Pferde672/
Fertde671/
Fharde671/
Fardhe671/
Fordee671/

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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 Förder
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