Forcos Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Forcos Surname Definition:

Probably from Mac Fhorcius, ‘Son of Fergus.’

Forcos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4191:47,9195,960
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Forcoș (74) & Forcoş (44) are calculated separately.

Forcos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from Mac Fhorcius, ‘Son of Fergus.’

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Forcos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forcos occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Forcoș or Forcoş. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forcos? popularity and diffusion

Forcos is the 684,148th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. The last name Forcos is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Forcos live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 419 people, or 1 in 47,919. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Bacău County, where 73 percent are found, Brăila County, where 17 percent are found and Vrancea County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Forcos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forcos are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Forcos earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 146.96% more than the national average, earning $106,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forcoș9474/
Forcoş9444/
Forco9113/
Fourcous863/
Forkos8349/
Farcos8349/
Forsos8316/
Forcas838/
Forcoy834/
Fercos834/
Furcos832/
Fourco831/
Forkosh771,335/
Forcush77197/
Fourcot7798/
Forchas7733/
Forcash7730/
Fourcou7726/
Fourkos7720/
Vourcos7720/
Forkois7714/
Forcast7713/
Furcios773/
Fourcoy773/
Forcias772/
Farcois771/
Fuorcoy771/
Fercous771/
Farscos771/
Forca731,424/
Forko73408/
Farco73305/
Forcusch7123/
Fourcoux719/
Fourjous711/
Fercouss711/
Farcas6716,003/
Forkuo672,477/
Furcas67939/
Forcat67275/
Farcoz67258/
Farcot67188/
Farcus67160/
Forkas67112/
Forjas6797/
Farkos6750/
Forkou6736/
Forkoh6725/
Forkus6718/
Fourcasse679/
Varcos679/
Fercas678/
Vercos677/
Vorkos675/
Farjos675/
Forsas674/
Ferkos674/
Fărcas672/
Fľorko672/
Farcoo671/
Forcaş671/
Vorcoi671/
Forkoy671/
Forkoa671/
Forkoi671/
Forças671/
Forcad670/
Fourca670/
Furcus670/

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