Försterling Surname
Approximately 618 people bear this surname
Försterling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 600 | 1:134,176 | 16,341 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Forsterling (42) are calculated separately.
Försterling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Försterling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Försterling occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Forsterling. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Försterling? popularity and diffusion
It is the 525,029th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. Försterling is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Försterling are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 600 people, or 1 in 134,176. In Germany Försterling is most common in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 42 percent reside, Berlin, where 17 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Försterling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Försterling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Försterling surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsterling | 97 | 42 | / |
| Frsterling | 95 | 1 | / |
| Fyrsterling | 91 | 81 | / |
| Førsterling | 91 | 53 | / |
| Vörsterling | 91 | 9 | / |
| Fursterling | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fersterling | 91 | 0 | / |
| Foersterling | 87 | 200 | / |
| Faersterling | 87 | 0 | / |
| Forsterlin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foersterlng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Forster-Lang | 78 | 1 | / |
| Faria Starling | 72 | 3 | / |
| Vieira Starling | 62 | 1 | / |
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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 Försterling
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