Forero Surname

6,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Forero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia75,1721:636124
Venezuela2,7101:11,1451,011
United States2,3881:151,78315,587
Spain1,3901:33,6353,374
Panama6281:6,230683
Ecuador6171:25,7793,358
Peru2161:147,1497,892
Canada1861:198,09519,415
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Bolivia1271:83,5943,552
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Chile591:298,5848,628
Costa Rica561:85,3581,554
England481:1,160,79354,689
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
Australia431:627,80744,139
France291:2,290,439180,028
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Guatemala141:1,148,7625,372
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Comoros41:187,381421
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Forero (46) may also be a first name.

Forero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forero (Arabic: فوريرو, Russian: Фореро) is most common in Colombia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Forero.

How Common Is The Last Name Forero? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forero is the 6,712th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 86,497 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Forero live; 94 percent live in South America and 92 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is carried by 75,172 people, or 1 in 636. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Capital District, where 42 percent are found, Cundinamarca Department, where 20 percent are found and Santander Department, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Colombia Forero exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Forero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forero surname are 38.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Forero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 296.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 76,864 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.34% more than the national average, earning R 383,412 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning $27,468,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.51% more than the national average, earning $48,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.02% less than the national average, earning $44,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forrero92238/
Foriero9249/
Forerro924/
Foreros924/
Foreiro922/
Forgerou867/
Forreiro861/
Forziero861/
Ferero83190/
Farero8372/
Foraro8320/
Fororo8315/
Forera8311/
Furero835/
Ferrero7769,862/
Farrero77417/
Fourera77228/
Fererro77110/
Fereiro7747/
Fereyro7729/
Feriero7727/
Furiero774/
Faretro772/
Forrera771/
Fareroi771/
Furearo771/
Fereuro771/
Forroro770/
Ferreiro7125,474/
Ferriero711,883/
Fautrero71138/
Farreros7131/
Ferrerro715/
Foureira713/
Forreira713/
Ferrrero712/
Farreiro712/
Ferrearo712/
Ffourera711/
Fourerra711/
Fareirou711/
Furgerro710/
Farera67459/
Feraro67421/
Furera67378/
Ferera67345/
Fariro67137/
Forgereau6771/
Fararo6729/
Faroro6717/
Feroro6714/
Voraro6710/
Varero676/
Forora673/
Feriro673/
Forara672/
Verero672/
Foerreira671/
Vororo671/
Ferora670/

Forero Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forero in the Russian language
Форероforero-
Forero in the Arabic language
فوريروfwryrw-

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