Forcast Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Forcast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forcast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Forcast Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forcast occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forcast? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Forcast reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Forcast is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found. Besides England it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and China, where 8 percent are found.

Forcast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forcast has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Forcast surname expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forcat92275/
Forcas928/
Fourcat8652/
Forcash8630/
Forcate861/
Forca831,424/
Fourcaut8074/
Forcatte801/
Farcas7716,003/
Forcos77434/
Forkas77112/
Farcat7728/
Fărcas772/
Forcaş771/
Fourca770/
Forcea770/
Forcad770/
Fourcault75653/
Fourcasse759/
Fourkas71248/
Forkash71190/
Fourcot7198/
Forceau7126/
Farcash7112/
Farcait714/
Varcast712/
Fourcad712/
Farzast711/
Farcais711/
Forkest711/
Forkatz711/
Forchea710/
Farca67710/
Fourcaud67487/
Forka67268/
Forco6713/
Farcasse6711/
Forkasch678/
Fourcous673/
Fourkasj672/
Vorca670/

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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 Forcast
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis