Forang Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Forang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Forang (16) may also be a first name.
Forang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forang is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Forang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Forang reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Forang is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename at a global level It is held by 16 people.
The surname Forang is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Forang is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Forang
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