Foret Surname
Approximately 8,805 people bear this surname
Foret Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,655 | 1:14,269 | 1,480 |
| United States | 3,306 | 1:109,637 | 11,969 |
| Belgium | 306 | 1:37,571 | 6,148 |
| Czechia | 198 | 1:53,704 | 8,989 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 122 | 1:411,629 | 30,405 |
The alternate forms: Forêt (114), Forét (2) & Fôret (1) are calculated separately.
Foret (877) may also be a first name.
Foret Demographics
Average Male Foret Height
172.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Foret Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foret Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foret (Russian: Форет) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Forêt, Forét or Fôret. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foret? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 57,501st most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 827,660 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Foret are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 274,607th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 877 people.
The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 4,655 people, or 1 in 14,269. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent live and Grand Est, where 13 percent live. Aside from France Foret occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.
Foret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Foret has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foret last name grew 2,710 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Foret Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Foret last name are 31.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Foret earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.82% less than the national average, earning $41,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $50,222 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foret Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foret in the Russian language | ||
| Форет | foret | - |
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Foret Reference & Research
Ford FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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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 Foret
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