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 last name Forg (Russian: Форг) is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant: Förg. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forg? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Forg is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 325,933. In Germany Forg is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 40 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live and Hesse, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Forg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forg are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.37% registered to vote for 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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