Fordon Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Fordon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fordon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3781:100,55215,327
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Romania891:225,59421,877
England621:898,67846,462
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Fordon (10) may also be a first name.

Fordon Last Name Facts

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

Fordon (Russian: Фьордон) has its highest incidence in Poland. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fordon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 440,539th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Fordon reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 100,552. Barring Poland it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Romania, where 11 percent are found.

Fordon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fordon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fordon last name rose 871 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fordon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fordon surname are 0.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.66% registered to vote for the party.

Fordon earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning $39,164 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fordoun921/
Fourdon920/
Fordan831,804/
Fardon83693/
Ferdon83630/
Furdon8369/
Fordán8344/
Fordom8328/
Vordon8320/
Fordun834/
Fordant772,309/
Fardoun77562/
Fourdan77295/
Fardone77220/
Fardoon77119/
Fordhan7722/
Fardonk774/
Ferdoon773/
Vourdon773/
Forduhn771/
Fordann771/
Fordung771/
Fardgon770/
Fourdoum711/
Fardhoun711/
Fortdang711/
Fardoune711/
Fordhann710/
Verdon676,459/
Fardan672,796/
Vardon672,648/
Ferdan67107/
Furdan6767/
Fardun6726/
Fordam6716/
Vordan678/
Fordum678/
Furdom672/
Fardousin671/
Furdoń671/
Vordón671/
Furdun670/

Fordon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fordon in the Russian language
Фьордонfordon-

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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 Fordon
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