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) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Foreh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Foreh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Foreh live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 15 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Foreh is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common 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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