Forchu Surname

449,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Forchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forchu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6831:30,4094,107
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Forchu (45) may also be a first name.

Forchu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forchu occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forchu? popularity and diffusion

Forchu is the 449,900th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Forchu reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Forchu is also the 1,504,468th most common first name internationally It is held by 45 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 683 people, or 1 in 30,409. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 60 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 25 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Forchu is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Forchu Last Name Statistics demography

Forchu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.75% more than the national average, earning $58,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forchuh926/
Forchou923/
Vorchu8367/
Forshu8314/
Ferchu834/
Furchu831/
Forhus831/
Fourchaud80142/
Ferchau77312/
Fourcou7726/
Forshus778/
Fürchau774/
Forhoud771/
Furchus770/
Forshui770/
Fourchault7537/
Forţu7368/
Forsu7322/
Farcu7315/
Forju739/
Farhu732/
Forzu731/
Farchaud7129/
Forshult718/
Faurchou711/
Farchaux711/
Farchaus711/
Forsuh671,329/
Farcau67526/
Farhud67236/
Fărcuț6798/
Farcuh6766/
Fortsu6716/
Farhus677/
Vorshu675/
Farcuț674/
Phourcheu674/
Farhut674/
Forzuh672/
Forjou672/
Furhut671/
Forsou671/
Forsui671/
Farhup671/

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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 Forchu
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