Where Does The Last Name Pfoster Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pfoster is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfoster? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,551,568^th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Pfoster are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 101,394. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Lucerne, where 59 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent are found and Canton of Zug, where 9 percent are found. Beside Switzerland this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Pfoster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Pfoster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pfoster last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.