Forbin Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Forbin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forbin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6011:110,52016,512
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
India61:127,844,230863,365
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Forbin (233) may also be a first name.

Forbin Last Name Facts

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

Forbin (Russian: Форбин) occurs most in France. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forbin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 430,675th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,109,432 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Forbin live; 44 percent live in Caribbean and 42 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Forbin is also the 587,225th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 233 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 110,520. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Guadeloupe, where 56 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 30 percent are found and Brittany, where 5 percent are found. Outside of France it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Forbin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forbin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forbin last name rose 1,117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forbin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forbin surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Forbin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.29% more than the national average, earning $55,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forbing92209/
Forbina928/
Forbuin922/
Forbien920/
Fourbin920/
Forbion920/
Farbin83609/
Forben83142/
Ferbin8323/
Forbyn8320/
Foruin833/
Forwin831/
Forbim831/
Furbin831/
Vorbin830/
Furbina772/
Farbina771/
Forbenn771/
Furbuin771/
Forbesn771/
Farwin671,895/
Verbin671,171/
Farben6718/
Varbin6711/
Forwen671/
Vurbin671/
Forrwn671/
Faruin671/
Ferben670/

Forbin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forbin in the Russian language
Форбинforbin-

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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 Forbin
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