Forbeh Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Forbeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
Forbeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forbeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forbeh is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Forbeh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Forbeh reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Forbeh is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon Forbeh is most common in: Northwest Region, where 53 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 44 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Forbeh
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