Forgacs Surname

315,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Forgacs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgacs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4831:41,5695,269
United States3931:922,28769,218
Hungary901:109,07010,434
England421:1,326,62059,571
Canada381:969,62173,252
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Austria191:448,18144,644
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
France141:4,744,480251,814
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Forgács (4,479) are calculated separately.

Forgacs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forgacs is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Forgács. For other possible spellings of Forgacs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgacs? popularity and diffusion

Forgacs is the 315,974th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,139,466 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Forgacs reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 41 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 483 people, or 1 in 41,569. In Romania it is most common in: Satu Mare County, where 24 percent reside, Mureș County, where 15 percent reside and Harghita County, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Romania Forgacs is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Hungary, where 8 percent reside.

Forgacs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forgacs surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forgacs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $48,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.11% more than the national average, earning $62,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgács954,479/
Forgac's933/
Forgac92178/
Forgach86451/
Forgaci86328/
Forgacz86131/
Forgats861/
Fargacs861/
Forgacsová822/
Forgatch8067/
Forgač77330/
Forgać773/
Forgoc771/
Forgatsch7598/
Forgacová751/
Forgách71145/
Forgácsová71110/
Forgácz713/
Forgatz712/
Forgàch711/
Forgáts711/
Forgotch6735/
Forgačová6359/
Forgačova637/
Forgáč621,022/
Fargač629/
Fargaz625/
Forgáć621/
Forgáczová591/
Vargacz57164/
Farghaz571/
Vargads571/
Vargazs571/
Vargatss531/
Forgáčová501,010/
Fargačová508/
Fargouche501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forgacs
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