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 last name Forane is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,604,449th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Forane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Forane reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 32 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 447,750. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 73 percent reside, Limpopo, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Forane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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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