Förste Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Förste Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller in, or near, a forest.

Förste Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5311:151,61118,178
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Forste (377) are calculated separately.

Förste Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller in, or near, a forest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Förste Last Name Facts

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

Förste has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms: Forste. For other potential spellings of Förste click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Förste? popularity and diffusion

Förste is the 578,557th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Förste reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 151,611. In Germany Förste is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 22 percent reside, Berlin, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Germany Förste exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and Finland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forste94377/
Förstedt863/
Försti83187/
Farste837/
Ferste835/
Foerste77249/
Forstie77123/
Forstey7716/
Forsthe7714/
Farstey776/
Ferstey771/
Faerste771/
Ferstie770/
Fershtei71154/
Farshtei7167/
Farshtey7146/
Farshteh7144/
Fershtey7114/
Färstedt717/
Fersztey714/
Fersztei714/
Fershteh712/
Farsztej712/
Fersztej712/
Fersteeh711/
Forsti6739/
Vorste678/
Fersti674/
Fährstedt673/
Fersty672/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Förste
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