Forek Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Forek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Forek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forek (Russian: Форек) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Forek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Forek are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 5,086,507. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foreke91167/
Fourek9181/
Foreck9122/
Forgek911/
Fourzek832/
Fourekh831/
Forresk831/
Foreake830/
Ferek80774/
Farek80428/
Furek80307/
Fárek80191/
Vorek8093/
Forik8046/
Forex8014/
Fürek806/
Forec803/
Foreg801/
Voreck7373/
Fareke7331/
Farekh7325/
Foreix7324/
Fureke7321/
Farrek7320/
Fereck7319/
Fareek7310/
Forike739/
Ferekh739/
Fourik738/
Faresk736/
Fareck733/
Faarek733/
Forect732/
Voreak731/
Faurek731/
Fourex731/
Forrik730/
Foreque6723/
Fuhreck6720/
Forigue6710/
Foureix677/
Farrekk677/
Forkova676/
Feriekh676/
Fareekh676/
Foureax672/
Ferreck672/
Ferrekk672/
Forique671/
Faureck671/
Forrect671/
Farrekh671/
Fareukh671/
Foreigh670/
Farreck670/

Forek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forek in the Russian language
Форекforek-

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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 Forek
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