Fordy Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fordy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fordy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:368,99426,171
Canada391:944,75971,777
Liberia211:209,93013,691
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France41:16,605,680368,153
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fordy (259) may also be a first name.

Fordy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fordy is found most in England. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Fordy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fordy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 996,001st most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Fordy live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles. Fordy is also the 553,262nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 259 people.

The surname Fordy is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 368,994. In England Fordy is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 25 percent are found, Northumberland, where 23 percent are found and Devon, where 7 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent are found and Liberia, where 8 percent are found.

Fordy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fordy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fordy surname expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fordy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Fordy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $48,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $54,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forday91132/
Fordey9156/
Forduy9117/
Fourday839/
Foerday831/
Fordytt830/
Forde8029,552/
Fardy80761/
Ferdy80418/
Forda8080/
Fordi8042/
Vordy8036/
Furdy802/
Fordé801/
Fordj801/
Forder732,937/
Furduy73556/
Fardey7393/
Fordes7393/
Fforde7391/
Fordui7377/
Fordea7368/
Fordie7359/
Furdys7347/
Fordis7341/
Fourdi7334/
Fardys7320/
Fourda7318/
Ferdiy7314/
Fourde7312/
Furdyi7311/
Furdey7310/
Pferdy737/
Foerde736/
Fordez735/
Fordet734/
Fordii734/
Fordge734/
Farday734/
Fardyi733/
Ferddy733/
Ferday733/
Fordaj732/
Faerdy732/
Farduy732/
Fardiy732/
Fordje731/
Fordip731/
Vordey731/
Foorde731/
Fordai731/
Fardoy731/
Furday731/
Fordee731/
Fordha731/
Farrdy730/
Fordeyová7110/
Phordoy6764/
Furdysh6717/
Fourdai674/
Fourdee672/
Fordaja671/
Fardoys671/
Fardays671/
Fordich671/
Fordets671/
Fardaya671/
Forduis671/
Fordett670/
Fardhay670/
Fordesh670/
Foirder670/

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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
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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 Fordy
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