Forbet Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Forbet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forbet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Forbet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forbet is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Forbet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forbet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forbet is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Forbet live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 50 percent reside, Kentucky, where 17 percent reside and Louisiana, where 17 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Colombia, where 11 percent reside.

Forbet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forbet has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forbet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Forbet earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourbet9267/
Forbest927/
Forbett924/
Forbeth921/
Forbe9183/
Forbes83111,630/
Forber83646/
Forbey83178/
Ferbet8370/
Forbeh8342/
Forbit8341/
Forwet8335/
Fourbe8325/
Forbez8316/
Forbie8310/
Forbed834/
Forvet831/
Forbee830/
Furbet830/
Farbet830/
Forbess77595/
Forbech7717/
Fforbes774/
Forbesh773/
Forbees772/
Fourvet772/
Forbeds771/
Forbyth771/
Fourbes771/
Foorbes771/
Farbetz771/
Forbesd770/
Furbest770/
Forrber770/
Furbett770/
Forbitt770/
Forwest770/
Faerbet770/
Forba73727/
Forbi73502/
Forby73399/
Farbe73270/
Vorbe73213/
Forve7351/
Forbé731/
Farber6713,191/
Forbis672,851/
Forbay67504/
Farbez67361/
Farbei6782/
Forbai6780/
Farbes6775/
Farbey6764/
Fourby6753/
Fhorbesch6714/
Farvet6711/
Farbeh6710/
Vorbey678/
Farbee677/
Vorbei676/
Forbih676/
Verbet675/
Forbid675/
Forbys674/
Farbej674/
Phorbe672/
Farbed672/
Fourba672/
Forboy672/
Fourbé672/
Fgarbe671/
Fārber671/
Forbiy671/
Forbui671/
Forbés671/
Ferbit671/
Farbit670/

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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 Forbet
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