Forelius Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Forelius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forelius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Finland81:687,08836,047
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway31:1,714,09579,528

Forelius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forelius (Russian: Форелиус) is carried by more people in Uruguay than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forelius? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Forelius live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Uruguay, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 311,978. In Uruguay Forelius is most frequent in: Montevideo Department, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Uruguay Forelius is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 24 percent are found and Sweden, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forzelius9478/
Forelus933/
Farelius8814/
Ferelius887/
Furelius885/
Forrelus884/
Forelu861/
Furgelius824/
Fargelius821/
Farelus8089/
Forilus8039/
Ferelus801/
Varelius7568/
Faurelus7513/
Forrilus755/
Verelius755/
Farrelus751/
Fereluis751/
Furelos67420/
Verelus67201/
Farelos67116/
Ferolus6782/
Ferilus6757/
Varelus673/
Farélus672/
Farilus672/
Pharelus6362/
Ferrilus635/
Forayluc631/
Faurilus631/
Farralus631/
Farilu5719/
Varelu571/
Verilus53175/
Varilus53106/
Farilau5348/
Vérilus531/
Fariolu531/
Veralus531/
Pharilus505/
Verrilus504/

Forelius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forelius in the Russian language
Форелиусforelius-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forelius
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