Fohren Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fohren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fohren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fohren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fohren is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fohren click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fohren? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fohren is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Fohren live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live. Apart from Germany Fohren exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 50 percent live.

Fohren Last Name Statistics demography

Fohren earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.95% less than the national average, earning R 166,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foren91407/
Fohrn9130/
Fohrenck8616/
Fahren83689/
Forren83567/
Forien83225/
Fehren83177/
Foreen8324/
Forend8311/
Forent8311/
Foreng8310/
Forzen837/
Fouren836/
Foremn834/
Foresn832/
Fheren832/
Fooren831/
Vohren831/
Forenn830/
Forehn830/
Forn80702/
Foirien77114/
Foutren7736/
Forrend7710/
Forrent775/
Fhareen774/
Forrien774/
Forehnd772/
Faharen771/
Forenth771/
Fourent771/
Fourien771/
Feehren770/
Forin731,411/
Forne73879/
Fourn73780/
Faren73491/
Feren73388/
Fornt73141/
Forem7386/
Fehrn7380/
Voren7320/
Forng7317/
Foryn7313/
Forén738/
Fahrn732/
Fornì732/
Fornø732/
Forhn731/
Fornk731/
Fären731/
Fhorn731/
Forrn730/
Fornn730/
Fourrien7160/
Forenova713/
Forehend713/
Föhrenck711/
Farren678,165/
Fareen671,567/
Ferren671,543/
Forina67693/
Vooren67494/
Foring67469/
Forint67205/
Vorren67185/
Farenq67174/
Fahrin67171/
Ferenț67164/
Faeren67142/
Farzen67136/
Forgin67128/
Fourne67112/
Forzin6765/
Farien6759/
Faaren6745/
Vehren6745/
Fareng6738/
Foryna6726/
Feeren6723/
Ferien6717/
Forzén6714/
Forrin6712/
Fahrne6711/
Fourén6710/
Fornåå679/
Phoren676/
Farent676/
Faraen676/
Fereen674/
Pharen673/
Voreen673/
Foruin673/
Fourin673/
Foryon673/
Farenn672/
Forrem672/
Pheren672/
Vouren672/
Fotrin671/
Fharin671/
Fherin671/
Fehrin671/
Forrnd671/
Fuiren671/
Férien671/
Fauren671/
Farend671/
Forion671/
Forync671/
Vohryn671/
Faharn671/
Forgne670/
Fahrnn670/

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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 Fohren
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