Foerg Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Foerg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foerg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Germany1291:624,07349,483
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Foerg Last Name Facts

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

Foerg occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foerg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 827,165th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Foerg live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 39 percent are found, Michigan, where 5 percent are found and Alabama, where 4 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 39 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Foerg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foerg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foerg surname expanded 1,740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foerg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foerg last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Foerg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning R 250,212 per year; in United States they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $47,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $49,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferg891,367/
Forg89355/
Voerg80123/
Fergg8067/
Forgh809/
Fourg802/
Fuerg801/
Feurg801/
Forgg800/
Fourgs73150/
Foerke7328/
Fhergh732/
Fourgh730/
Farg6714,575/
Förg672,628/
Ferk672,023/
Fork67952/
Forc67498/
Verg67182/
Färg6754/
Furg6720/
Fürg6718/
Vorg6716/
Feargue673/
Ferq671/
Fourgue670/

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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 Foerg
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