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
The last name Forben occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forben? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,484,726th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Forben live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live 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 it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent are found, Centre Region, where 17 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Forben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Forben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forben last name fell 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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