Forain Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Forain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 107 | 1:620,773 | 81,454 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Forain (49) may also be a first name.
Forain Demographics
Forain Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Forain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forain occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forain? popularity and diffusion
The surname Forain is the 1,082,743rd most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. Forain occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Forain reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Forain is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 49 people.
This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 620,773. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 38 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 20 percent reside. Not including France this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 21 percent reside.
Forain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Forain last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Forain
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