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 is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forben? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,484,726th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Forben reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 150,500. In Cameroon Forben is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent are found, Centre Region, where 17 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Forben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Forben has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 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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