Forbit Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Forbit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forbit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Forbit Last Name Facts

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

Forbit (Russian: Форбит) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forbit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forbit is the 3,055,934th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Forbit reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon Forbit is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent live and Southwest Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Forbit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forbit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forbit surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forbitt920/
Forbi91502/
Forbis832,851/
Forbai8380/
Forbie8310/
Forbet839/
Forbih836/
Forbid835/
Ferbit831/
Forbui831/
Forbiy831/
Farbit830/
Forbish77130/
Fourbet7767/
Forwith7734/
Forvith7710/
Forbest777/
Forbett774/
Forbich772/
Forbisz771/
Forbeth771/
Farbait771/
Forbyth771/
Furbitt770/
Forbiss770/
Forba73727/
Forby73399/
Forbe7383/
Forvi7355/
Farbi7317/
Vorbi738/
Forbé731/
Forwithe710/
Forbes67111,630/
Forber67646/
Forbay67504/
Farbiś67253/
Forbey67178/
Verbit67143/
Farbei6782/
Ferbet6770/
Farbis6769/
Fourby6753/
Forbeh6742/
Forwet6735/
Fourbe6725/
Farbyi6720/
Forbez6716/
Farbiz6714/
Vorbei676/
Forbed674/
Forbys674/
Farboi673/
Forvai673/
Forboy672/
Fourba672/
Fourbé672/
Farbai672/
Varbit671/
Farbij671/
Vurbit671/
Farbio671/
Forbés671/
Forvet671/
Forbee670/
Furbet670/
Farbet670/

Forbit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forbit in the Russian language
Форбитforbit-

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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 Forbit
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