Forgaard Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forgaard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway801:64,2799,125
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England111:5,065,278148,650
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Förgaard (1) are calculated separately.

Forgaard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forgaard is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Förgaard. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgaard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forgaard is the 1,428,594th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Forgaard is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Forgaard reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Forgaard is most common in Norway, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 64,279. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 76 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 16 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Forgaard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forgaard are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forgaard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.6% more than the national average, earning 503,897 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.09% less than the national average, earning $43,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning $43,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förgaard961/
Forgard93122/
Vorgaard8852/
Forgar8640/
Forard860/
Voergaard82129/
Voraard805/
Fargard802/
Vorgard801/
Forgart801/
Fourgar801/
Furgard800/
Fergard800/
Forgare800/
Forrard800/
Fourard800/
Forzard800/
Voirgard75171/
Feurgard7571/
Farghard7523/
Vergaard7510/
Forhardt753/
Vorraard751/
Fargahar750/
Forgor71623/
Vorgar71427/
Farard71133/
Fargar7111/
Forhart6730/
Vorgerd6724/
Voraart6716/
Forghor6714/
Farghar6711/
Vergard678/
Forgour676/
Farngar675/
Vargard672/
Farzard671/
Farhard671/
Forgert671/
Farrard671/
Vourard671/
Vourgar671/

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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
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  • 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 Forgaard
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