Forgac Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Forgac Surname User-submission:

A Hungarian word that means 'wood chip'. More specifically, a spiral shaped wood shaving.

Forgac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Slovakia381:140,43325,488
France191:3,495,933219,029
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Forgač (330), Forgać (3), Forgáč (1,022) & Forgáć (1) are calculated separately.

Forgac Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Hungarian word that means 'wood chip'. More specifically, a spiral shaped wood shaving.

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Forgac Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forgac occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Forgač, Forgać, Forgáč or Forgáć. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgac? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Forgac live; 26 percent live in North America and 26 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States Forgac is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 21 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Forgac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forgac last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Forgac earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.02% less than the national average, earning $35,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.77% less than the national average, earning $43,338 CAD per year.

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Fargač679/
Forgačova677/
Fargaz675/
Vorack675/
Forgos674/
Forgašová673/
Forgáš673/
Vargac673/
Fourax673/
Forgoš672/
Farazc672/
Fotrak671/
Fargaj671/
Furgaz671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forgac
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