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

Forcos is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Forcoș or Forcoş. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forcos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 684,148th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Forcos are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Forcos is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 419 people, or 1 in 47,919. In Romania Forcos is primarily found in: Bacău County, where 73 percent reside, Brăila County, where 17 percent reside and Vrancea County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Romania Forcos occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Forcos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forcos last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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