Foors Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Foors Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Foors Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foors Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foors is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Foors? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Foors are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,173,274. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Lucerne, where 71 percent live, Canton of Obwalden, where 14 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent live. Not including Switzerland Foors occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 18 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fors | 89 | 7,932 | / |
| Forst | 80 | 7,200 | / |
| Forss | 80 | 2,994 | / |
| Forse | 80 | 1,104 | / |
| Voors | 80 | 506 | / |
| Foers | 80 | 287 | / |
| Forsh | 80 | 253 | / |
| Forså | 80 | 109 | / |
| Fours | 80 | 92 | / |
| Forås | 80 | 72 | / |
| Åfors | 80 | 17 | / |
| Fohrs | 80 | 14 | / |
| Forrs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Forsz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forsø | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ffors | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forsch | 73 | 1,133 | / |
| Forsht | 73 | 175 | / |
| Forsse | 73 | 164 | / |
| Forsth | 73 | 32 | / |
| Forshe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Forrst | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fourst | 73 | 2 | / |
| Forrse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foersh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pforst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Håfors | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foehrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fohrst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foorje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Forshå | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fourse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fars | 67 | 35,673 | / |
| Furs | 67 | 4,808 | / |
| Vors | 67 | 280 | / |
| Forsova | 67 | 181 | / |
| Foersch | 67 | 103 | / |
| Forscht | 67 | 94 | / |
| Forsche | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fourshe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fürs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Forx | 67 | 3 | / |
| D'Forss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forssth | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Foors
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