des Forges Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

des Forges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

des Forges Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:994,96549,531
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
France131:5,109,440259,941
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

des Forges Demographics

Average des Forges Salary in
Canada

$43,102 CAD

Per year
Rank:
187,731 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.54732E-5
Rank: 132,339 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
86.76%
Sample size: 7 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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des Forges Last Name Facts

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

des Forges occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name des Forges? popularity and diffusion

The last name des Forges is the 1,374,607th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of des Forges reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles.

des Forges is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 994,965. In England des Forges is mostly found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 23 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 13 percent are found. Not including England it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

des Forges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of des Forges has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the des Forges surname expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

des Forges Last Name Statistics demography

des Forges earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $43,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Forges9534/
des Forge9511/
Des-Forges9024/
des Forest903/
des Forged901/
des Forets901/
des Forjes900/
de Forge8978/
de Fores890/
de Forest84286/
de Vorges8413/
de Forres841/
de Farges840/
de Forrest8027/
de Foreest802/
de Fargues801/
des Verges801/
de Fares7812/
de Forgi785/
de Farge782/
de Force782/
de Foris781/
de Vorge781/
de Vores781/
da Forge780/
de Forche7436/
de Verges7420/
De-Forest749/
de Forggi742/
de Fareas741/
de Varges741/
de Forist740/
de Forshey700/
de Vares6735/
de Faris6729/
de Vorse673/
de Varge671/
de Farse671/
De Farsi671/
de Farez671/
de Farga671/
de Voris670/
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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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  • 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 des Forges
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