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Forfeitt Surname Definition:
From the Flemish, Forfert; a personal name.
Forfeitt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
Forfeitt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Flemish, Forfert; a personal name.
— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forfitt | 93 | 48 | / |
| Forfet | 86 | 22 | / |
| Forfei | 86 | 2 | / |
| Forfait | 80 | 161 | / |
| Forfeth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farfitt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Furfitt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forfiet | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forfe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forfoe | 71 | 762 | / |
| Ferfet | 71 | 201 | / |
| Forfer | 71 | 55 | / |
| Forfui | 71 | 49 | / |
| Forfee | 71 | 12 | / |
| Forfoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forfie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forfiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forfea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forfey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Farfait | 67 | 21 | / |
| Forfyth | 67 | 18 | / |
| Forfhee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Forfied | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forfich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farfatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pforfer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fourfui | 67 | 0 | / |
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