Forets Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Forets Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1:343,176 | 22,254 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Forets Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forets Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forets (Russian: Форец) is most common in France. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Forets? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,661,929th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Forets is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Forets live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,554,720. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 38 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 31 percent live and Île-de-France, where 19 percent live. Aside from France it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 19 percent live and Niger, where 11 percent live.
Forets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Forets has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forets surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Forets Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Forets in the Russian language | ||
| Форец | forec | - |
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Forets Reference & Research
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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 Forets
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis