Forbesa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Forbesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forbesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Forbesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forbesa is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forbesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Forbesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Forbesa live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 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 Forbesa
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