Fürsten Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Fürsten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
The alternate forms: Fursten (8) are calculated separately.
Fürsten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fürsten Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fürsten occurs most in Sweden. It may also occur as: Fursten. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fürsten.
How Common Is The Last Name Fürsten? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fürsten reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 547,042. In Sweden Fürsten is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 67 percent are found, Västerbotten County, where 22 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden Fürsten occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 45 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fursten | 95 | 8 | / |
| Forsten | 86 | 665 | / |
| Firsten | 86 | 71 | / |
| Fürstenová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Forssten | 80 | 192 | / |
| Fuersten | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fiersten | 80 | 4 | / |
| Forrsten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forste'n | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foursten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forsteen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fierstien | 75 | 37 | / |
| Forstin | 71 | 271 | / |
| Forstén | 71 | 200 | / |
| Firstin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Furstin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Forstèn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Forstyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forsstén | 67 | 32 | / |
| Forsstèn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fierstin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuursteen | 63 | 72 | / |
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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 Fürsten
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