Forbord Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forbord Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forbord Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3631:14,1661,641
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Forbord Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forbord has its highest incidence in Norway. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Forbord.

How Common Is The Last Name Forbord? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forbord is the 467,272nd most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Forbord live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 14,166. In Norway Forbord is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 68 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent reside and Western Norway, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Norway this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Forbord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forbord has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 6,680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forbord Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forbord surname are 12.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.04% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forbord earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning 333,756 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.98% more than the national average, earning $56,947 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forword86152/
Forbort8638/
Forbour8628/
Farbor776/
Forward716,782/
Forbert71132/
Forvour71120/
Forvard7180/
Farbour715/
Forvoor711/
Forbaur711/
Farberd711/
Farword711/
Forbare711/
Farborz711/
Farbard710/
Fourbar710/
Farborr710/
Verboord67110/
Forworth674/
Voorbort670/

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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 Forbord
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