Forgach Surname
Approximately 451 people bear this surname
Forgach Surname User-submission:
A Hungarian word that means 'wood chip'. More specifically, a spiral shaped wood shaving.
Forgach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 348 | 1:1,041,549 | 76,349 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
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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Average Forgach Salary in
United States
$49,330 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forgach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forgach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forgach (Russian: Форгач) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Forgách or Forgàch. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forgach? popularity and diffusion
Forgach is the 664,903rd most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. The last name Forgach occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Forgach reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 1,041,549. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live, New Jersey, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common 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 surname are 7.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.61% registered with 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
Forgach Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Forgach in the Russian language | ||
| Форгач | forgac | - |
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Footnotes
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