Forane Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Forane Surname Definition:

Ó Fuartháin An older form of Foran used in Kerry and west Cork. MIF 110

Forane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Forane (32) may also be a first name.

Forane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Fuartháin An older form of Foran used in Kerry and west Cork. MIF 110

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Forane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,604,449th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Forane are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Forane is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 447,750. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 73 percent live, Limpopo, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa Forane occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Forane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Forane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.4% less than the national average, earning R 163,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forhane9227/
Fourane9218/
Foraner9216/
Forgane927/
Foranes922/
Foraine922/
Forzane921/
Forange921/
Foranie921/
Foraney920/
Foran9111,133/
Foranets8614/
Forraine861/
Fouraine861/
Fourhane861/
Foreiane860/
Forand831,990/
Forhan831,753/
Forgan83809/
Forzan83723/
Forani83353/
Forant83243/
Forain83228/
Farane83121/
Fouran8363/
Forine8359/
Furane8331/
Forone8329/
Forean8320/
Forang8313/
Ferane8311/
Fohran8310/
Forana836/
Forran833/
Fooran833/
Forene832/
Fuoran831/
Forann831/
Fotran831/
Vorane831/
Forany831/
Forehaneh8048/
Forehaney801/
Forehanes800/
Farhane775,805/
Ferhane773,713/
Forones771,448/
Ferrane77474/
Furange77277/
Fourzan77250/
Farzane77155/
Forrand7794/
Faranes7771/
Foranna7754/
Furanje7753/
Faraneh7749/
Forgone7740/
Forrant7736/
Farange7728/
Forhand7725/
Feraine7724/
Fourain7719/
Fourani7717/
Fatrane7717/
Fourine7711/
Farrane778/
Fargane774/
Forhana773/
Forzana772/
Fahrane772/
Faranhe772/
Foranio772/
Fourand772/
Foronez772/
Foroney771/
Feraney771/
Farayne771/
Foreani771/
Forhann771/
Forhant771/
Foriney771/
Furaine771/
Foorene771/
Foraind771/
Foranni771/
Voraane771/
Forhang771/
Feraune771/
Faraine771/
Forgain771/
Forhajn771/
Forzone771/
Forrain771/
Fourone771/
Forrayn771/
Foraint771/
Foitran771/
Faranie771/
Forahan770/
Foroner770/
Forhine770/
Forgaun770/
Fohrand770/
Faran733,108/
Voran73449/
Foron73113/
Foram7335/
Forán731/
Farajneh711,115/
Farahane71385/
Farahneh71353/
Farehane71239/
Fahranie7171/
Farhaneh7125/
Fareanei7120/
Farhanie7118/
Forganni7118/
Faranesh7116/
Foroneas7116/
Forgoine718/
Fourgone714/
Farhange713/
Faragner712/
Forzanni712/
Forounet712/
Forangai712/
Ferranie711/
Farojane711/
Fourrain711/
Farhanez711/
Ferhanne711/
Fureaneh711/
Faranees711/
Farawene711/
Farzanei711/
Forgangi711/
Ferraine711/
Ferranne711/
Farzaane711/
Farhanee711/
Faraness711/
Furainee711/
Forehana710/
Fuhrhane710/
Faranett710/
Fourhand710/
Farhan67333,435/
Farran678,051/
Farzan677,892/
Foroni672,867/
Ferone672,367/
Farine671,893/
Farani671,027/
Farana671,014/
Farone67804/
Varane67652/
Farang67566/
Farand67507/
Fahran67262/
Furone67261/
Farant67201/
Furani67194/
Forgon67144/
Verane67132/
Fouron67129/
Fauran6784/
Farain6772/
Ferene6757/
Farean6750/
Vorain6750/
Forron6731/
Farany6730/
Faraan6729/
Faraun6726/
Foreigner6724/
Fargan6723/
Forham6722/
Forzon6718/
Voraan6716/
Farayaneh6716/
Farahn6715/
Fotron6715/
Forhon6714/
Fouram6713/
Farahaneh6713/
Fharan6710/
Forona6710/
Farene679/
Faranh679/
Forein678/
Fatran678/
Foroun678/
Forounnet677/
Forzán676/
Farhanieh676/
Farajaneh676/
Farajn676/
Furany675/
Furana674/
Vohran674/
Farahanie674/
Faaran673/
Vorhan673/
Farragner672/
Foramd672/
Forond672/
Voraun671/
Phoran671/
Faraangej671/
Farann671/
Fourhones671/
Vorran671/
Vurane671/
Foraim671/
Vorone671/
Foraggini671/
Forzàn671/
Fourgaini671/
Fouroutne671/
Foroujany671/
Forahseen671/
Fohron671/
Vorene670/

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