Forbear Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Forbear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forbear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
England201:2,785,90397,972
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Forbear Last Name Facts

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

Forbear occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forbear? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Forbear reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 45 percent reside, Illinois, where 23 percent reside and Texas, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Cambodia, where 1 percent reside.

Forbear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forbear has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 395 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forbear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forbear surname are 34.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.95% registered to vote for the political party.

Forbear earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourbear939/
Forber92646/
Forbert86132/
Furbear8632/
Forwear861/
Forbaur861/
Forbare861/
Forbier861/
Forbere861/
Fourbar860/
Forrber860/
Farbear860/
Ferbear860/
Forbauer8030/
Foerberh803/
Fourbier800/
Farber7713,191/
Ferber7710,842/
Färber779,408/
Furber772,814/
Farbar77201/
Ferbar77114/
Fürber7718/
Forver7711/
Forbir775/
Vorber773/
Fārber771/
Furbar770/
Faerber712,685/
Furbert71450/
Forvard7180/
Vorbarr7135/
Forbour7128/
Färbert7125/
Faerbar715/
Farberh713/
Ferbier713/
Farbhar712/
Farbere712/
Forvarp712/
Forware711/
Farberd711/
Farbert711/
Faurber711/
Forwart711/
Furberr711/
Farbard710/
Fhurber710/
Farbare710/
Faarber710/
Forouhar672,321/
Farbiarz67124/
Vorbauer6758/
Furbeyre6757/
Forouher676/
Fourvier673/
Faerberh672/
Fourwier671/

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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
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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 Forbear
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