Forchia Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Forchia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forchia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1921:108,17212,669
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Forchia Last Name Facts

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

Forchia is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forchia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,028,911th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Forchia are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Forchia is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 108,172. In Cameroon Forchia is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 92 percent live, Northwest Region, where 8 percent live and South Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Forchia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forchia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forchia last name expanded 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forchia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forchia surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Forchia earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourchia931/
Forchioa931/
Forhia920/
Fourchsia881/
Farchia864/
Forchio862/
Furchia861/
Forchea860/
Forshia860/
Farhia77557/
Forzia7724/
Forsia7713/
Forjia774/
Forkia771/
Forcea770/
Verchia7178/
Forshea7122/
Forquia7114/
Forziat7112/
Farchio716/
Varchia714/
Farhiaa711/
Forkiah711/
Farkhiah671/
Farchyat671/
Furchiță671/
Varchiha671/
Forsiath670/

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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 Forchia
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