Forau Surname
Approximately 414 people bear this surname
Forau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 275 | 1:957 | 231 |
| Solomon Islands | 135 | 1:4,297 | 515 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Forau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forau (Russian: Форау) occurs most in Vanuatu. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 708,658th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Forau are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 66 percent are found in Vanuatu.
The last name Forau is most commonly held in Vanuatu, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 957. Outside of Vanuatu Forau occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Forau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Forau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forau surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Forau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Forau in the Russian language | ||
| Форау | forau | - |
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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 Forau
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