Forbach Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Forbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
France441:1,509,607143,950
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Forbach Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Forbach Come From? nationality or country of origin

Forbach is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forbach? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,181,191st most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Forbach live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Kansas, where 22 percent are found, New York, where 20 percent are found and Arizona, where 15 percent are found. Excluding The United States Forbach exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent are found and France, where 22 percent are found.

Forbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forbach last name grew 262 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forbach last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Forbach earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $43,779 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fohrbach933/
Forbah92487/
Forbac921/
Vorbach86862/
Ferbach86283/
Fürbach86279/
Forbath8694/
Farbach8635/
Furbach8634/
Forbech8617/
Forbash861/
Färbach861/
Forba83727/
Fahrbach80926/
Voorbach80157/
Fuhrbach8089/
Führbach8013/
Feurbach804/
Faurbach802/
Farbauch801/
Faerbach800/
Forbosch800/
Forbay77504/
Forbat7798/
Forbai7780/
Forbau7721/
Forbas7710/
Vorbah775/
Fourba772/
Forbad771/
Farbah771/
Faurbauch750/
Forbeau7163/
Verbach7126/
Furbachova713/
Furbachová712/
Farbash712/
Forbase712/
Fourbay711/
Vorbech711/
Fahrbac711/
Forbass710/
Farbahs710/
Farba67185/
Vorba67110/
Forbault6786/
Faarbech6717/
Fourbeau6714/
Forbeaux6713/
Forbo673/
Farvatch671/
Forva671/
Feurbech670/

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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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  • 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 Forbach
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