Foreo Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

Foreo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foreo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foreo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foreo (Russian: Форео) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foreo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foreo is the 2,776,799th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. Foreo is primarily found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Foreo live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 81 percent are found and Morobe, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forreo912/
Foereo911/
Forio801,386/
Fareo8068/
Fureo8034/
Forea8028/
Fereo809/
Forjo804/
Fourgeou778/
Forehoop770/
Ferreo73206/
Fareho73135/
Forgea73118/
Foryoh73100/
Forjot7353/
Fourio7345/
Forjoh7311/
Fareou7310/
Fureho734/
Farieo734/
Férreo733/
Farheo733/
Forgio733/
Forjou732/
Forrea732/
Foirio731/
Futreo731/
Farreo731/
Fereho731/
Forțea731/
Fareot730/
Fouriot6748/
Forjuoh6711/
Fourjou678/
Farehot675/
Fareoud674/
Fereijo671/
Forayyo671/
Foroijo671/
Forehad671/
Farreoo671/
Ferreoo671/
Ferreeo671/
Fourrea670/
Ferrieo670/

Foreo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foreo in the Russian language
Фореоforeo-

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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 Foreo
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