Where Does The Last Name Förste Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Förste is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Forste. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Förste? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Förste is the 578,557^th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,420,895 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Förste are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 531 people, or 1 in 151,611. In Germany Förste is mostly found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 22 percent reside, Berlin, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and Finland, where 1 percent reside.