Forfah Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Forfah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Forfah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forfah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forfah is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forfah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Forfah are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 89 percent reside and West Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Forfah is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forfa | 91 | 205 | / |
| Forfoh | 83 | 12 | / |
| Farfah | 83 | 7 | / |
| Forfau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ferfah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Forfea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fourfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Forfaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Forfay | 83 | 0 | / |
| Forfait | 77 | 161 | / |
| Farfach | 77 | 18 | / |
| Vorfa | 73 | 48 | / |
| Farfa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ferfa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Forfot | 67 | 107 | / |
| Forfod | 67 | 40 | / |
| Farfai | 67 | 34 | / |
| Farfat | 67 | 25 | / |
| Farfad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Farfas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Forfei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Forpha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forfos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferfea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forfoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farfaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furfay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forfey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Forfah
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