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

The last name Forbear has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forbear? popularity and diffusion

Forbear is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Forbear is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Forbear are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States Forbear is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 45 percent live, Illinois, where 23 percent live and Texas, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and Cambodia, where 1 percent live.

Forbear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forbear has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forbear last name grew 395 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forbear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forbear last name are 34.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.95% registered to vote for the 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
  • 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 Forbear
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