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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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
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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