Forehan Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Forehan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forehan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
Australia281:964,13257,058
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Forehan Last Name Facts

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

Forehan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forehan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,612,213th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Forehan live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States Forehan is most common in: California, where 29 percent reside, Kentucky, where 22 percent reside and Indiana, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 22 percent reside.

Forehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forehan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forehan surname rose 174 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forehan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Forehan surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

Forehan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,959 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forean9220/
Farehan8620/
Ferehan8614/
Forhajn861/
Foreham860/
Farehane80239/
Ferehian801/
Farehand801/
Foreiane800/
Forjan771,772/
Forain77228/
Forien77225/
Forian77208/
Foryan7795/
Farean7750/
Foreen7724/
Forein778/
Forryan71281/
Farihan71235/
Faurean71127/
Foirien71114/
Forgeon7187/
Foryang7160/
Ferihan7140/
Forjohn7135/
Farhian7134/
Fareyan7123/
Forjahn7121/
Fourain7119/
Farhain7117/
Forijan719/
Farejan715/
Forrien714/
Ferrean712/
Fourian712/
Foorian712/
Farhean712/
Faryhan712/
Foriant711/
Fareian711/
Forgain711/
Ferhean711/
Forojan711/
Forgian711/
Fourjan711/
Farehon711/
Foraint711/
Forhyon711/
Forrayn711/
Ferjean711/
Forjang711/
Forrain711/
Forreon711/
Fourien711/
Foraind711/
Forzein711/
Forjane711/
Foreing711/
Farhaen711/
Farjhan711/
Forrein711/
Forgaun710/
Vorhaun710/
Farahian67207/
Foutreyn6788/
Forayang6788/
Ferahian6760/
Fourrien6760/
Ferahyan6740/
Ferejohn6736/
Farihian6736/
Farahain6736/
Farahyan6727/
Foutrein6717/
Foryasen6716/
Forayong6714/
Ferejian6712/
Farjahan6711/
Farhgian677/
Ferehoun675/
Farihane673/
Ferreyan672/
Fourrain671/
Phoreang671/
Ferreðan671/
Fheriean671/
Forgiyen671/
Fehryann671/
Fereaoun671/
Fourjian671/
Farhayan671/
Farhiyan671/

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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 Forehan
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