Forben Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Forben Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 138 | 1:150,500 | 16,554 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Forben Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forben Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forben occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forben? popularity and diffusion
The surname Forben is the 1,484,726th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Forben are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 150,500. In Cameroon Forben is most common in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent reside, Centre Region, where 17 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Forben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Forben has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbesn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Forbenn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Forbien | 92 | 0 | / |
| Forbin | 83 | 800 | / |
| Forbyn | 83 | 20 | / |
| Farben | 83 | 18 | / |
| Forwen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ferben | 83 | 0 | / |
| Forbing | 77 | 209 | / |
| Farbent | 77 | 16 | / |
| Forbina | 77 | 8 | / |
| Fherben | 77 | 5 | / |
| Farbeen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Forbuin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ferbeen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forbion | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fourbin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Farbin | 67 | 609 | / |
| Verben | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ferbin | 67 | 23 | / |
| Farwen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Foruin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Forwin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vorwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furbin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forbim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forrwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vorbin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Forben
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