van Forst Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
van Forst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Forst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Forst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Forst is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Forst? popularity and diffusion
van Forst is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of van Forst reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany van Forst is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Vorst | 89 | 263 | / |
| van Voorst | 84 | 2,429 | / |
| van Forsch | 84 | 5 | / |
| van Vorrst | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Vors | 82 | 6 | / |
| van Vurst | 78 | 15 | / |
| van Verst | 78 | 9 | / |
| von Vorst | 78 | 1 | / |
| Van-Vorst | 78 | 1 | / |
| von Fürst | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Varst | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Force | 78 | 0 | / |
| von Ferscht | 70 | 2 | / |
| von Vaerst | 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 van Forst
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