Forcht Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Forcht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forcht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
France71:9,488,960336,266
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Forcht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forcht is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forcht? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forcht is the 742,570th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name Forcht occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Forcht reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 15 percent reside, Iowa, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Forcht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forcht has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 510 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forcht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forcht surname are 22.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forcht earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $44,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $51,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forscht9294/
Fourcht920/
Forch91633/
Forche831,355/
Forsch831,133/
Furcht83198/
Forsht83175/
Fürcht8358/
Farcht8322/
Fotrch831/
Fercht831/
Forchì831/
Forchp831/
Fourch830/
Fourche77387/
Farscht7725/
Forsche776/
Furchts770/
Fourchs770/
Forschtová752/
Force737,456/
Forst737,200/
Forsh73253/
Farch73229/
Foršt7374/
Farht7315/
Furht737/
Vorch732/
Forkh731/
Forhe731/
Forhs730/
Forchová7144/
Forste67377/
Farsch67160/
Forszt67126/
Farche6766/
Farsht6756/
Forsth6732/
Forshe6716/
Fortje679/
Forsts677/
Fource677/
Forrst676/
Forzhe675/
Fourst672/
Varcht671/
Pforst671/
Fohrst671/
Forshå671/
Faurch670/

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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 Forcht
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