Forah Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Forah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Forah (17) may also be a first name.
Forah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forah (Arabic: فورح) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,091,648th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Forah are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 17 people.
This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 1,916,655. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 5 percent live and Liberia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Forah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Forah in the Arabic language | ||
| فورح | fwrh | - |
| فوره | fwrh | - |
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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 Forah
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