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

Forbet has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forbet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Forbet occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Forbet live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Forbet is most prevalent in: California, where 50 percent are found, Kentucky, where 17 percent are found and Louisiana, where 17 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Colombia, where 11 percent are found.

Forbet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forbet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forbet surname fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forbet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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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