Forfert Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Forfert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forfert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2641:251,60138,869
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Forfert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forfert occurs most in France. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forfert? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 950,707th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Forfert are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 251,601. In France Forfert is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 84 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 4 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forfer9255/
Ferfert8624/
Forfere860/
Pforfer860/
Farfer776/
Forfir774/
Forferová7517/
Farfart7146/
Forford712/
Farfier712/
Forfair711/
Forfire711/
Farfort5724/
Ferfort5723/
Farfard574/
Farfire574/
Verfort572/
Verfarth5345/
Verforth5326/
Ferfiert531/
Verfirth530/
Fahrforth5019/

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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 Forfert
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