Forgach Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Forgach Surname User-submission:

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

Forgach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Forgách (145) & Forgàch (1) are calculated separately.

Forgach Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Forgach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forgach (Russian: Форгач) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Forgách or Forgàch. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgach? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 664,903rd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Forgach live; 52 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Forgach is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 1,041,549. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live, New Jersey, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Forgach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forgach last name are 7.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forgach earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $49,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.59% less than the national average, earning $41,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgách95145/
Forgàch951/
Forgatch9367/
Forgasch934/
Forgac92178/
Forgah924/
Forach920/
Forgatsch8898/
Forgacs861,187/
Forgash86409/
Forgaci86328/
Forgacz86131/
Forhach8643/
Forgath8612/
Forache862/
Forghah861/
Forngah861/
Forga83608/
Forgachova821/
Forgachová821/
Furgatch8039/
Forgotch8035/
Fargasch8010/
Forgac's803/
Forghath801/
Farach771,081/
Forgas77532/
Fourga77389/
Forgač77330/
Foraci77204/
Forgay77142/
Forgha7727/
Forgho7719/
Fargah775/
Forgoh774/
Forgać773/
Forgat772/
Fornga771/
Forgoc771/
Forgap771/
Forgacová751/
Forgács714,479/
Farache71786/
Farrach71171/
Forgays7170/
Forgosh7146/
Vargach7139/
Furgoch7128/
Vorhach7117/
Forghap7117/
Forgasz7114/
Farghah7110/
Forgáchová717/
Fourgas714/
Forgácz713/
Forgacsová712/
Forgatz712/
Forgats711/
Fourgha711/
Fourgai711/
Forghop711/
Faraach711/
Fargacs711/
Forngha711/
Farngah711/
Forgais710/
Forgait710/
Forgo672,581/
Forgó672,556/
Farga671,503/
Farac67736/
Vorga67134/
Foraz6751/
Farrache6714/
Faratche679/
Forgò676/
Fourgaut675/
Fergouch674/
Forggatt674/
Farghash672/
Faradsch672/
Fourgouh672/
Fgourgai671/
Foraj671/
Forgasse671/
Farraich671/
Fargahas670/
Forginga670/

Forgach Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forgach in the Russian language
Форгачforgac-

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