Forchheim Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Forchheim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 109 | 1:738,582 | 55,640 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Forchheim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forchheim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forchheim is found most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Forchheim? popularity and diffusion
The last name Forchheim is the 1,710,039th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Forchheim is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Forchheim are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 738,582. In Germany Forchheim is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 55 percent reside, Hesse, where 17 percent reside and Berlin, where 9 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 3 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forchim | 88 | 7 | / |
| Forheim | 88 | 1 | / |
| Forchheimová | 86 | 3 | / |
| Forkheim | 82 | 49 | / |
| Forhem | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forcham | 75 | 70 | / |
| Ferchem | 75 | 19 | / |
| Farchim | 75 | 2 | / |
| Farchem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Forchhamme | 74 | 1 | / |
| Farhim | 67 | 23 | / |
| Forham | 67 | 22 | / |
| Farhem | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pfarrheim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forgem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Farheem | 63 | 47 | / |
| Varchim | 63 | 3 | / |
| Farhaim | 63 | 1 | / |
| Farhiem | 63 | 1 | / |
| Forkham | 63 | 0 | / |
| Farhathm | 59 | 1 | / |
| Farhayem | 59 | 1 | / |
| Farham | 53 | 367 | / |
| Forjam | 53 | 5 | / |
| Farjem | 53 | 1 | / |
| Farkham | 50 | 6 | / |
| Vercham | 50 | 2 | / |
| Pharhim | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Forchheim
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