Forez Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Forez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium271:425,80243,971
France151:4,428,181244,602
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Fórez (3) are calculated separately.

Forez (31) may also be a first name.

Forez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forez (Arabic: فوريز, Russian: Форез) occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Fórez. Click here for other potential spellings of Forez.

How Common Is The Last Name Forez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,506,728th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Forez live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 31 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 425,802. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Brussels Capital Region, where 48 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 48 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Belgium it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent reside and Colombia, where 8 percent reside.

Forez Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Forez earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning $21,766,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $48,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fórez933/
Fourez911,179/
Forgez91231/
Forrez91220/
Foriez91166/
Foresz9115/
Forhez919/
Foretz919/
Foirez911/
Fore8910,607/
Fourrez83172/
Forhetz8347/
Forhecz8337/
Forriez8328/
Fouriez831/
Foret808,805/
Farez805,604/
Ferez803,570/
Fores803,509/
Forey801,830/
Forge801,824/
Foure801,743/
Forer801,435/
Forza801,330/
Foree801,034/
Foore80508/
Forzy80330/
Forre80273/
Foire80187/
Fotre80164/
Forzi80101/
Forie8052/
Férez8047/
Forea8028/
Forje8023/
Foriz8021/
Fored8019/
Fuore8019/
Forze8017/
Forex8014/
Fárez8010/
Forep8010/
Foreh807/
Forei804/
Furez803/
Forec803/
Foreu803/
Foríz802/
Forhe801/
Fàrez801/
Fohre801/
Foreć801/
Forée801/
Fhore800/
Fourie7391,698/
Forest7325,172/
Forrer733,980/
Forgey731,814/
Fourre731,752/
Forges731,462/
Forese731,167/
Foures731,154/
Ferrez73918/
Fareez73901/
Fouret73895/
Forrey73871/
Forejt73822/
Forret73634/
Foiret73494/
Fourey73374/
Forizs73335/
Forres73180/
Furesz73153/
Fatrez73119/
Foreit73108/
Forysz7387/
Fariez7382/
Foreyt7372/
Fourer7360/
Foreid7360/
Fahrez7355/
Forets7353/
Forred7346/
Foreht7333/
Feresz7331/
Forzie7330/
Foreix7324/
Foress7323/
Forisz7323/
Faurez7322/
Feretz7322/
Foorer7316/
Forrie7316/
Forech7316/
Farrez7316/
Forett7314/
Foryzh7314/
Foresh7312/
Foreis7312/
Fareiz7311/
Foores739/
Füresz739/
Forgeh738/
Foutre737/
Forice736/
Forzay736/
Foreci736/
Forzai736/
Forzhe735/
Ferecz735/
Forher734/
Forzee734/
Foureh734/
Foreed733/
Forees732/
Forhet732/
Fories732/
Forije732/
Forrea732/
Fouree732/
Forise732/
Fotres732/
Farezh732/
Farezz732/
Forejj731/
Forhes731/
Forhey731/
Forree731/
Foryce731/
Furetz731/
Foeres731/
Vorrez731/
Forhge731/
Fourge731/
Fareaz731/
Fourei731/
Férrez731/
Foreas731/
Foreat731/
Forece731/
Foorei731/
Foorey731/
Foorje731/
Forzic731/
Forțea731/
Foured731/
Fourex731/
Fousre731/
Fereuz731/
Foreus731/
Faredz731/
Farhez731/
Fereaz731/
Forhee730/
Foirer730/
Forriz730/
Fotree730/
Foorie730/
Forrest6764,301/
Fare678,412/
Fora672,981/
Vore672,218/
Fory672,159/
Fori671,613/
Fourreh67827/
Fourest67324/
Fourrey67218/
Fourets67198/
Forrett67191/
Foré67164/
Foirest67140/
Fourret6794/
Fautrez6772/
Fourrer6767/
Ferriez6754/
Forreth6742/
Fourres6737/
Feutrez6727/
Foureys6720/
Forhead6714/
Forrise6714/
Fauriez6712/
Forestt6710/
Fouries678/
Foureix677/
Fourett676/
Foutres676/
Foresse676/
Forgets676/
Farretz676/
Ferreaz676/
Ferhetz674/
Foresst674/
Foresch674/
Fourrie674/
Foriche672/
Fforest672/
Foureax672/
Fereutz672/
Foresth672/
Forè672/
Foreche672/
Foorest671/
Forress671/
Forests671/
Pforest671/
Foreist671/
Foresci671/
Forhess671/
Forj671/
Forre'r671/
Forrgey671/
Forydce671/
Foreith671/
Fouress671/
Ferreiz671/
Ferretz671/
Förhecz671/
Fürejsz671/
Foiresr671/
Foreest671/
Forê671/
Fosrett671/
Fourree671/
Ferre'z671/
Forishe671/
Forreus671/
Fhareez671/
Fareedz671/
Fariezs671/
Farreez671/
Farriez671/
Foreese670/
Foorett670/
Vorheiz670/
Forehie670/
Forahee670/
Foraice670/
Foreiss670/
Foroyce670/
Ffotree670/
Forrets670/
Foreace670/
Fourrea670/
Foreyth670/
Fourges670/

Forez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forez in the Russian language
Форезforez-
Forez in the Arabic language
فوريزfwryz-

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Forez 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
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  • 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 Forez
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