Forg Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Forg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2471:325,93332,466
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Förg (2,628) are calculated separately.

Forg (12) may also be a first name.

Forg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forg (Russian: Форг) occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as: Förg. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 793,288th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Forg are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Forg is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 325,933. In Germany Forg is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 40 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside and Hesse, where 12 percent reside. Barring Germany Forg occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Forg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forg last name are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Forg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.64% more than the national average, earning R 448,284 per year and in United States they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $47,676 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förg922,628/
Foerg89335/
Forgh899/
Forgt893/
Fourg892/
Forgs891/
Forgg890/
Forgue801,922/
Fourgs80150/
Forgcs805/
Fourgh800/
Farg7514,575/
Ferg751,367/
Fork75952/
Forc75498/
Färg7554/
Furg7520/
Fürg7518/
Vorg7516/
Forx753/
Forgová7310/
Forgova731/
Fourgue730/
Fargh67872/
Forck67669/
Forke67556/
Voerg67123/
Fourc6786/
Fergg6767/
Förgg677/
Farrg674/
Färgh673/
Vuorg673/
Forkp672/
Forkh671/
Feurg671/
Furgh671/
Foorq671/
Forqu671/
Furgg670/
Fargs670/
Foork670/
Furgs670/

Forg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forg in the Russian language
Форгforg-

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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 Forg
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