For Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

For Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

For Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4351:176,51214,772
India891:8,618,712176,377
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Fór (48) are calculated separately.

For (4,179) may also be a first name.

For Last Name Facts

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

The last name For (Arabic: فور, Hindi: फोर, Russian: Фор) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Fór. For other possible spellings of For click here.

How Common Is The Last Name For? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 464,191st most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of For reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 107,368th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 4,179 people.

The last name For is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 176,512. In Iran For is most common in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 21 percent live, Tehran Province, where 13 percent live and Kurdistan Province, where 11 percent live. Barring Iran For is found in 33 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

For Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of For has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

For Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (60%) in Ukraine.

For earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.08% less than the national average, earning $45,667 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fór8948/
Ford86350,371/
Fort8630,815/
Fore8610,607/
Four869,308/
Foor863,960/
Fohr861,145/
Forr86267/
Foer86190/
Forh86172/
Fotr86168/
Forț8631/
Forø8621/
Forp868/
Forz866/
Ffor864/
Foir863/
Foyr862/
Fgor861/
Fojr861/
Fuor861/
Fhor861/
Foord754,691/
Foure751,743/
Pforr751,242/
Fortt75610/
Fourt75549/
Foore75508/
Foort75492/
Forre75273/
Foire75187/
Fourr7581/
Pfort7559/
Fourd7557/
Fordt7540/
Fohrd7525/
Fuore7519/
Fottr7513/
Fford759/
Forzh759/
Fourh759/
Fordd757/
Pfoor756/
Fordh753/
Pfour753/
Forût752/
Fohrt752/
Fuorr752/
Fourz752/
Fhour751/
Fhohr751/
Fgoyr751/
Hwfor751/
Hford751/
Forrő751/
Foird751/
Forrh751/
Fohre751/
Pfoer751/
Forhe751/
Wford751/
Footr751/
Fotrh751/
Pford751/
Forrd751/
Fhorr751/
Fhore750/
Pfohr750/
Forhs750/
Foerr750/
Forpp750/
Fhort750/
Far6716,278/
Vor675,788/
Fur671,849/
Fourre671,752/
Forova67462/
Für67364/
Pfordt67130/
Fúr6723/
Pforth6719/
Forowa676/
Hffour673/
Forová672/
Forsås672/
Fohier672/
Geefor671/
Fhgoor671/
D'Ford671/
Wfford671/
Fár671/
Forsss671/
Forrût671/
Fousre671/
Fourtt670/

For Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
For in the Hindi language
फोरphora-
For in the Russian language
Форfor-
For in the Arabic language
فورfwr-

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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 For
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