Foreh Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Foreh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Foreh (15) may also be a first name.
Foreh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foreh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foreh (Arabic: فوريه) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Foreh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Foreh is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Foreh reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foreh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foreh in the Arabic language | ||
| فوريه | fwryh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Foreh
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