Forand Surname

207,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Forand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada9861:37,3694,735
United States8271:438,28237,694
France1711:388,43757,373
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Forand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forand is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Forand click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forand? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forand is the 207,954th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,662,083 people. Forand is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Forand reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 986 people, or 1 in 37,369. In Canada Forand is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 89 percent are found, Alberta, where 4 percent are found and British Columbia, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Canada this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Forand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forand surname rose 4,594 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forand last name are 11.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Forand earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.59% less than the national average, earning $42,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forrand9294/
Forhand9225/
Forands922/
Fourand922/
Foraind921/
Fohrand920/
Foran9111,133/
Foerhand862/
Fourhand860/
Forhan831,753/
Forgan83809/
Forzan83723/
Ferand83535/
Farand83507/
Forant83243/
Forain83228/
Forane83126/
Fouran8363/
Forean8320/
Forang8313/
Férand8311/
Fohran8310/
Furand833/
Forran833/
Fooran833/
Foramd832/
Forond832/
Fuoran831/
Forann831/
Fotran831/
Vorand831/
Ferrand7722,458/
Farzand774,713/
Farrand773,474/
Forante77359/
Fourzan77250/
Faurand77165/
Farhand77135/
Voirand77117/
Vorhand7787/
Forrant7736/
Forhane7727/
Voorand7719/
Fourain7719/
Fourane7718/
Foraine772/
Farajnd771/
Farands771/
Forhann771/
Forhant771/
Forhang771/
Furzand771/
Forgain771/
Forhajn771/
Forrain771/
Forrayn771/
Foraint771/
Foitran771/
Forahan770/
Forgaun770/
Ferhand770/
Faran733,108/
Voran73449/
Foron73113/
Foram7335/
Forán731/
Farrands71333/
Farahand717/
Ferrrand712/
Fourrain711/
Farzaund711/
Forraine711/
Fouraine711/
Ferranhd711/
Farzandh711/
Fourhane711/
Farhan67333,435/
Farran678,051/
Farzan677,892/
Farang67566/
Varand67266/
Fahran67262/
Farant67201/
Forgon67144/
Ferant67141/
Fouron67129/
Farane67121/
Fauran6784/
Farain6772/
Verand6769/
Farean6750/
Vorain6750/
Forron6731/
Forone6729/
Faraan6729/
Faraun6726/
Fargan6723/
Forham6722/
Forzon6718/
Ferond6718/
Voraan6716/
Farahn6715/
Fotron6715/
Forhon6714/
Fouram6713/
Fharan6710/
Faranh679/
Forein678/
Fatran678/
Foroun678/
Forzán676/
Farajn676/
Vohran674/
Faaran673/
Vorhan673/
Férant672/
Voraun671/
Phoran671/
Farann671/
Farond671/
Vorran671/
Foraim671/
Forzàn671/
Forahseen671/
Fohron671/

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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 Forand
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