Le Forestier Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Le Forestier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le Forestier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,0851:61,2198,311
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England41:13,929,515290,718
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey31:17,2942,528
England11:24,375,369195,128

Le Forestier Last Name Facts

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

Le Forestier is found most frequently in France. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Forestier? popularity and diffusion

The last name Le Forestier is the 328,333rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,449,156 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Le Forestier are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 1,085 people, or 1 in 61,219. In France it is most common in: Brittany, where 43 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 22 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 8 percent are found. Excluding France it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Le Forestier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Le Forestier has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Le Forestier surname grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Forestier Last Name Statistics demography

Le Forestier earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 28.76% more than the national average, earning $63,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leforestier962,193/
Le Forrestier961/
Le-Forestier921/
Leforrestier921/
Leforstier911/
Le Faurestier883/
Liforestier871/
Leofrestier871/

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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
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  • 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 Le Forestier
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