Forae Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Forae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Forae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forae Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forae is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Forae click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forae? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,828,462nd most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname Forae occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Forae reside; 64 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 64 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
Forae is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 125,442. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 49 percent are found, National Capital District, where 43 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 8 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 36 percent are found.
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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 Forae
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