Vorstman Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vorstman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vorstman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Vorstman Last Name Facts

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

Vorstman is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vorstman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 912,827th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Vorstman reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 413,570. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 47 percent are found, Free State, where 22 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 36 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Vorstman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vorstman surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vorstman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 346.42% more than the national average, earning R 1,060,870 per year and in United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vorstmann9418/
Forstman88137/
Worstman8817/
Borstman880/
Forstmann82972/
Borstmann82330/
Forstmane8225/
Worstmann822/
Woorstman820/
Ferstman7554/
Farstman751/
Fershtman71103/
Fersztman7132/
Förstmann7124/
Barshtman716/
Borstmonn711/
Barstmann711/
Wörstmann711/
Huerstman710/
Ferschtman6720/

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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 Vorstman
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