Vorster Surname
Approximately 28,273 people bear this surname
Vorster Surname Definition:
“Forester” in Dutch. Official charged with care of forests.
Vorster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 26,109 | 1:2,075 | 260 |
| Australia | 412 | 1:65,524 | 7,833 |
| England | 341 | 1:163,396 | 15,207 |
| United States | 222 | 1:1,632,698 | 109,247 |
| Russia | 217 | 1:664,162 | 57,219 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| New Zealand | 135 | 1:33,543 | 5,806 |
| Netherlands | 116 | 1:145,579 | 22,016 |
| Germany | 89 | 1:904,556 | 64,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 75 | 1:205,843 | 23,645 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Namibia | 11 | 1:219,036 | 9,886 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Vörster (10) are calculated separately.
Vorster (336) may also be a first name.
Vorster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Forester” in Dutch. Official charged with care of forests.
Vorster Demographics
Average Male Vorster Height
175.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vorster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vorster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vorster (Russian: Ворстер) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur as a variant: Vörster. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vorster? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 19,404th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 257,756 people. The last name Vorster occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Vorster live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Vorster is also the 477,199th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 336 people.
Vorster is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 26,109 people, or 1 in 2,075. In South Africa Vorster is most common in: Gauteng, where 35 percent live, Western Cape, where 11 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent live. Aside from South Africa it exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Vorster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Vorster has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Vorster last name rose 34,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Vorster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Vorster last name are 24.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.05% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Vorster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.79% more than the national average, earning R 439,140 per year; in United States they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $41,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning $63,044 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vörster | 95 | 10 | / |
| Voerster | 93 | 78 | / |
| Vorshter | 93 | 3 | / |
| Vorsteer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Vorste | 92 | 8 | / |
| Forster | 86 | 73,956 | / |
| Verster | 86 | 6,107 | / |
| Worster | 86 | 2,369 | / |
| Borster | 86 | 8 | / |
| Vorsthe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foerster | 80 | 9,746 | / |
| Woorster | 80 | 15 | / |
| Foirster | 80 | 9 | / |
| Vorstedt | 80 | 9 | / |
| Forrster | 80 | 8 | / |
| Woerster | 80 | 7 | / |
| Forshter | 80 | 3 | / |
| Forstier | 80 | 2 | / |
| Worsteer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forsteir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fourster | 80 | 1 | / |
| Versteer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forstter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vorstehe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forszter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forsther | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fosrster | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wourster | 80 | 0 | / |
| Worszter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Foorster | 80 | 0 | / |
| Worrster | 80 | 0 | / |
| Worsther | 80 | 0 | / |
| Borste | 77 | 82 | / |
| Worste | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forshteer | 75 | 3 | / |
| D'Verster | 75 | 1 | / |
| Forschter | 75 | 0 | / |
| Förster | 71 | 50,531 | / |
| Ferster | 71 | 1,655 | / |
| Farster | 71 | 244 | / |
| Wörster | 71 | 133 | / |
| Forsterová | 71 | 100 | / |
| Varsted | 71 | 34 | / |
| Werster | 71 | 12 | / |
| Warster | 71 | 3 | / |
| Barster | 71 | 3 | / |
| Worstet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Forzter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Férster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fòrster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forstir | 71 | 0 | / |
| Worstte | 71 | 0 | / |
| Worsted | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ferszter | 67 | 135 | / |
| Fershter | 67 | 38 | / |
| Huerster | 67 | 20 | / |
| Barshter | 67 | 11 | / |
| Worstead | 67 | 4 | / |
| Förscter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Warsther | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feerster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferstier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Warrster | 67 | 0 | / |
| Warstter | 67 | 0 | / |
Vorster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vorster in the Russian language | ||
| Ворстер | vorster | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vorster
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