Foras Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Foras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 113 | 1:587,812 | 78,453 |
| Tanzania | 99 | 1:534,764 | 34,532 |
| Greece | 53 | 1:209,053 | 32,911 |
| Pakistan | 48 | 1:3,721,748 | 27,543 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Foraś (1) are calculated separately.
Foras (396) may also be a first name.
Foras Demographics
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Foras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foras (Hindi: फोरस, Marathi: फॉरस, Russian: Форас) is found most frequently in France. It can also appear as: Foraś. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foras? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 786,896th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Foras reside; 31 percent reside in Western Europe and 31 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 434,130th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 396 people.
The surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 587,812. In France it is most numerous in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 55 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 42 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 1 percent are found. Outside of France Foras occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 28 percent are found and Greece, where 15 percent are found.
Foras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Foras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foras last name rose 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Foras Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Foras last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
Foras earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foras in the Hindi language | ||
| फोरस | phorasa | - |
| Foras in the Marathi language | ||
| फॉरस | phorasa | 75 |
| फोरस | phorasa | 25 |
| Foras in the Russian language | ||
| Форас | foras | - |
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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
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- 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 Foras
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