Foren Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Foren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
England111:5,065,278148,650
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

The alternate forms: Forén (8) are calculated separately.

Foren (186) may also be a first name.

Foren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foren (Hindi: फोरेन, Russian: Форен) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Forén. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foren? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foren is the 717,442nd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Foren live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 667,122nd most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 186 people.

The last name Foren is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 1,220,400. In The United States Foren is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 19 percent live, Michigan, where 16 percent live and Tennessee, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Foren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foren surname rose 187 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foren Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Foren last name are 2.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Foren earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.56% more than the national average, earning $48,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $46,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forén938/
Forren91567/
Forien91225/
Foreen9124/
Forend9111/
Forent9111/
Foreng9110/
Forzen917/
Fouren916/
Foremn914/
Fohren914/
Foresn912/
Fooren911/
Forenn910/
Forehn910/
Forn89702/
Foirien83114/
Foutren8336/
Forrend8310/
Forrent835/
Forrien834/
Forehnd832/
Forenth831/
Fourent831/
Fourien831/
Forin801,411/
Forne80879/
Fourn80780/
Faren80491/
Feren80388/
Fornt80141/
Forem8086/
Furen8052/
Fohrn8030/
Voren8020/
Forng8017/
Foryn8013/
Fornì802/
Fornø802/
Forhn801/
Fornk801/
Fären801/
Fhorn801/
Forrn800/
Fornn800/
Fourrien7760/
Fohrenck7716/
Forenova773/
Forehend773/
Farren738,165/
Fareen731,567/
Ferren731,543/
Forina73693/
Fahren73689/
Vooren73494/
Foring73469/
Forint73205/
Fuhren73200/
Vorren73185/
Fehren73177/
Farenq73174/
Ferenț73164/
Faeren73142/
Farzen73136/
Forgin73128/
Fourne73112/
Führen7371/
Forzin7365/
Farien7359/
Faaren7345/
Fareng7338/
Foryna7326/
Feeren7323/
Ferien7317/
Forzén7314/
Forrin7312/
Fourén7310/
Fornåå739/
Phoren736/
Farent736/
Faraen736/
Fereen734/
Voreen733/
Foruin733/
Fourin733/
Foryon733/
Farenn732/
Forrem732/
Furren732/
Vouren732/
Furien732/
Fheren732/
Fotrin731/
Forrnd731/
Vohren731/
Fuiren731/
Férien731/
Fauren731/
Farend731/
Forion731/
Forync731/
Forgne730/
Fureen730/
Furenn730/
Fern678,065/
Farzeen67635/
Farn67609/
Vorn67293/
Feutren67207/
Vorienė67191/
Farrenq67184/
Faurent67135/
Ferrien67134/
Furn6776/
Farrent6741/
Faurien6732/
Farreng6728/
Faureng6722/
Forring6722/
Farrend6717/
Farrenc679/
Fourina678/
Fhareen674/
Forryon674/
Fuhreng673/
Fouring673/
Phoruen673/
Ferreen672/
Foutrin672/
Fareend672/
Feereen672/
Fornova671/
Phoreng671/
D'Voren671/
Faureen671/
Faharen671/
Faareen671/
Farrenn671/
Farrien671/
Fasreen671/
Fasrren671/
Fooring671/
Faerren671/
Foiring671/
Farenne671/
Fargeen671/
Fornová671/
Ferraen671/
Fuoryna671/
Farreen670/
Feehren670/
Farruen670/
Pfarren670/
Forrina670/
Ferrenn670/
Furentt670/

Foren Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foren in the Hindi language
फोरेनphorena71.43
फ़ोरेनforena28.57
Foren in the Russian language
Форенforen-

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Footnotes

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