Voerster Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Voerster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voerster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
United States301:12,081,964463,456
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Voerster Last Name Facts

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

Voerster is found most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voerster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Voerster occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Voerster are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Voerster is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent reside, Berlin, where 21 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 4 percent reside. Other than Germany Voerster exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside.

Voerster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Voerster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Voerster last name rose 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voerster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Voerster last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Voerster earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.32% less than the national average, earning $35,674 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vorster9328,273/
Verster936,107/
Voerste93103/
Foerster889,746/
Voersted887/
Woerster887/
Vorshter883/
Versteer881/
Vorsteer881/
D'Verster821/
Foesrster821/
Forster8073,956/
Worster802,369/
Ferster801,655/
Boerste80110/
Werster8012/
Vörster8010/
Vurster809/
Voersta801/
Ferszter75135/
Fershter7538/
Huerster7520/
Woorster7515/
Forrster758/
Forshter753/
Forstier752/
Forsteir751/
Worsteer751/
Feerster751/
Ferstier751/
Forsther751/
Forszter751/
Forstter751/
Worrster750/
Bearster750/
Worsther750/
Wourster750/
Worszter750/
Foersterová7436/
Ferschter7115/
Forschter710/
Förster6750,531/
Wurster679,538/
Farster67244/
Burster67168/
Wörster67133/
Bürster6749/
Warster673/
Würster673/
Férster671/
Forstir670/

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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
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  • 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 Voerster
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