Försterra Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Försterra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Försterra Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Forsterra (1) are calculated separately.

Försterra Last Name Facts

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

Försterra occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Forsterra. For other potential spellings of Försterra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Försterra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Försterra reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Försterra is most common in Germany, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany Försterra is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 64 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 5 percent live. Apart from Germany Försterra exists in one country. It also occurs in Chile, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forsterra961/
Förstera9428/
Fersterra8925/
Ferstera8242/
Foerstera7838/
Ferstere7133/
Versterre6786/
Forstieri672/
Forstiero671/
Verstora591/

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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 Försterra
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