Forast Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Forast Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Forast Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forast Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forast (Russian: Фораст) has its highest incidence in Belarus. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Forast? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Forast occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Forast reside; 25 percent reside in North America and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Forast is most frequent in Belarus, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 9,501,059. In Belarus it is mostly found in: Gomel Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Belarus it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 25 percent live.
Forast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Forast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forast surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Forast Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Forast in the Russian language | ||
| Фораст | forast | - |
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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 Forast
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