Först Surname
Approximately 1,263 people bear this surname
Först Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,185 | 1:67,937 | 8,686 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Forst (7,200), Foršt (74) & Fořst (3) are calculated separately.
Först Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Först Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Först occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Forst, Foršt or Fořst. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Först? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 300,866th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,770,028 people. Först is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Först reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,185 people, or 1 in 67,937. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 32 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Finland, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forst | 93 | 7,200 | / |
| Försth | 91 | 29 | / |
| Foršt | 87 | 74 | / |
| Fořst | 87 | 3 | / |
| Ferst | 80 | 1,302 | / |
| Farst | 80 | 191 | / |
| Foerst | 73 | 552 | / |
| Ferszt | 73 | 540 | / |
| Forsht | 73 | 175 | / |
| Feerst | 73 | 138 | / |
| Fersht | 73 | 108 | / |
| Farsht | 73 | 56 | / |
| Feurst | 73 | 49 | / |
| Forsth | 73 | 32 | / |
| Fuirst | 73 | 10 | / |
| Forrst | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fohrst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pforst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farstd | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ferstt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faerst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Forscht | 67 | 94 | / |
| Farscht | 67 | 25 | / |
| Farsøht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Forssth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferscht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vorst | 60 | 1,196 | / |
| Verst | 60 | 630 | / |
| Varst | 60 | 25 | / |
| Farsd | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vaerst | 55 | 144 | / |
| Varsht | 55 | 46 | / |
| Vaarst | 55 | 25 | / |
| Vahrst | 55 | 11 | / |
| Phorst | 55 | 0 | / |
| Verscht | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Först
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