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 in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: 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 Forgac is the 1,281,391st most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Forgac are found; 26 percent are found in North America and 26 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

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

Forgac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forgac last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Forgać943/
Forgacs921,187/
Forgach92451/
Forgaci92328/
Forgacz92131/
Forgáč891,022/
Forgáć891/
Forgatch8667/
Forgasch864/
Forgac's863/
Forgas83532/
Furgac8311/
Forgoc831/
Forack830/
Forgatsch8098/
Forgacová801/
Forgács774,479/
Forgash77409/
Furgacz77207/
Forgách77145/
Forgays7770/
Forgasz7714/
Fourgas774/
Forgácz773/
Forgatz772/
Forgags772/
Fargacs771/
Forgàch771/
Forgats771/
Forgais770/
Forgacsová752/
Farac73736/
Forax7362/
Forog7354/
Forak7354/
Forag7341/
Foraq732/
Furgatch7139/
Forgotch7135/
Fargasch7110/
Fargas673,502/
Fergag67238/
Forgačová6759/
Vurgac6759/
Forogh6746/
Fargaš6730/
Farack6725/
Foraux6722/
Forake6711/
Furgaç6710/
Fargač679/
Forgačova677/
Fargaz675/
Vorack675/
Forgos674/
Forgašová673/
Forgáš673/
Vargac673/
Fourax673/
Forgoš672/
Farazc672/
Fotrak671/
Fargaj671/
Furgaz671/
Furgoc671/
Fourak671/
Fargag671/
Furgax671/
Forgàs671/
Foraiq671/
Forhag670/
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