Foran Surname
Approximately 11,133 people bear this surname
Foran Surname Definition:
Ó Fuaráin Mainly found in Cos. Limerick and Waterford; also often changed to Ford, q.v. MIF 110
Foran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,457 | 1:81,324 | 9,247 |
| Ireland | 1,898 | 1:2,481 | 467 |
| Canada | 1,548 | 1:23,802 | 3,241 |
| Australia | 1,304 | 1:20,702 | 2,869 |
| England | 1,143 | 1:48,747 | 6,086 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Scotland | 86 | 1:62,254 | 5,030 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 962 | 1:4,605 | 789 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 113 | 1:215,711 | 16,668 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 689 | 1:72,886 | 7,815 |
The alternate forms: Forán (1) are calculated separately.
Foran (1,352) may also be a first name.
Foran Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Fuaráin Mainly found in Cos. Limerick and Waterford; also often changed to Ford, q.v. MIF 110
Ó Fuaráin Mainly found in Cos. Limerick and Waterford; also often changed to Ford, q.v. MIF 110
(Irish) Descendant of the little, cold man.
Foran Demographics
Average Male Foran Height
177.18 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Foran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foran Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foran (Bengali: ফোরন, Hindi: फोरन, Marathi: फोरन, Russian: Форан) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Forán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Foran? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 46,573rd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 654,590 people. Foran occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Foran live; 54 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 213,346th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 1,352 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,457 people, or 1 in 81,324. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 9 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States Foran is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.
Foran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Foran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foran last name grew 647 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 197 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 1,012 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 614 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Foran Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States Foran are 3.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.63% registered with the political party.
The amount Foran earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $53,019 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foran in the Bengali language | ||
| ফোরন | phorana | - |
| Foran in the Marathi language | ||
| फोरन | phorana | - |
| Foran in the Hindi language | ||
| फोरन | phorana | 82.97 |
| फोरन्ता | phoranta | 6.23 |
| फ़ोरन | forana | 4.96 |
| फौरन | phaurana | 3.56 |
| फोरां | phoram | 0.13 |
| Foran in the Russian language | ||
| Форан | foran | - |
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Foran Reference & Research
Ford FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Ford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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