Forber Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Forber Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4471:124,64912,499
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Canada441:837,40065,151
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Wales181:171,91811,581
France151:4,428,181244,602
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Forber Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Forber Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Forber is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forber? popularity and diffusion

Forber is the 507,320th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Forber are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Forber is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 124,649. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Merseyside, where 49 percent live, Cheshire, where 11 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Forber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forber has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 288 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 163 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Forber last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Forber surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

The amount Forber earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.67% less than the national average, earning $36,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $57,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forbert92132/
Forbear9297/
Forbier921/
Forbere921/
Forrber920/
Forbe9183/
Fourbear869/
Foerberh863/
Fourbier860/
Forbes83111,630/
Farber8313,191/
Ferber8310,842/
Färber839,408/
Furber832,814/
Forbey83178/
Forbeh8342/
Fourbe8325/
Fürber8318/
Forbez8316/
Forver8311/
Forbie8310/
Forbet839/
Forbir835/
Forbed834/
Vorber833/
Fārber831/
Forbee830/
Faerber772,685/
Forbess77595/
Furbert77450/
Fourbet7767/
Furbear7732/
Färbert7725/
Forbech7717/
Forbest777/
Forbett774/
Fforbes774/
Forbesh773/
Ferbier773/
Farberh773/
Forbees772/
Farbere772/
Farbert771/
Faurber771/
Furberr771/
Forbeds771/
Farberd771/
Foorbes771/
Fourbes771/
Forwear771/
Ferbear770/
Fhurber770/
Farbear770/
Forbesd770/
Faarber770/
Forba73727/
Forbi73502/
Forby73399/
Farbe73270/
Vorbe73213/
Forve7351/
Forbé731/
Furbeyre7157/
Forouher716/
Fourvier713/
Faerberh712/
Fourwier711/
Forbis672,851/
Farver671,991/
Verber671,093/
Forbay67504/
Farbez67361/
Farberova67121/
Farwer67119/
Farbei6782/
Forbai6780/
Farbes6775/
Farbey6764/
Fourby6753/
Forbit6741/
Färberová6734/
Fhorbesch6714/
Farbeh6710/
Vorbey678/
Farbee677/
Forbih676/
Vorbei676/
Varber675/
Forbid675/
Forbys674/
Farbej674/
Farbed672/
Phorbe672/
Fourba672/
Forboy672/
Fourbé672/
Fgarbe671/
Faruer671/
Forbiy671/
Forbui671/
Forbés671/
Farbet670/
Furver670/
Vorver670/

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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 Forber
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