Förstner Surname
Approximately 903 people bear this surname
Förstner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 863 | 1:93,286 | 11,672 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Forstner (7,058) & Forštner (130) are calculated separately.
Förstner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Förstner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Förstner is found most in Germany. It can also be found as: Forstner or Forštner. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Förstner? popularity and diffusion
The last name Förstner is the 391,801st most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,070,372 people. Förstner occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Förstner are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Förstner is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 93,286. In Germany Förstner is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 68 percent live, Hesse, where 6 percent live and Bavaria, where 5 percent live. Aside from Germany Förstner exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 3 percent live and Hungary, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forstner | 96 | 7,058 | / |
| Forštner | 92 | 130 | / |
| Fürstner | 88 | 209 | / |
| Furstner | 88 | 76 | / |
| Firstner | 88 | 63 | / |
| Ferstner | 88 | 58 | / |
| Frostner | 88 | 15 | / |
| Fűrstner | 88 | 1 | / |
| Farstner | 88 | 0 | / |
| Foerstner | 82 | 293 | / |
| Fuerstner | 82 | 30 | / |
| Forestner | 82 | 24 | / |
| Forstener | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pforstner | 82 | 0 | / |
| Forrestner | 78 | 3 | / |
| Fierstaner | 78 | 0 | / |
| Furstnieir | 78 | 0 | / |
| Verstner | 75 | 1 | / |
| Forstenauer | 74 | 12 | / |
| Freisteiner | 74 | 6 | / |
| Feuersteiner | 70 | 2 | / |
| Firestone-Ro | 70 | 1 | / |
| Fristinari | 67 | 4 | / |
| Farias Tanner | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foersdhner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Firestone-Wor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verssitinner | 60 | 1 | / |
| Froes Tenorio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Forrest-Henry | 57 | 1 | / |
| Farias Tenorio | 55 | 19 | / |
| Vieira Steiner | 55 | 1 | / |
| Var Cetiner | 53 | 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 Förstner
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