Forgah Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Forgah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Forgah (5) may also be a first name.
Forgah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forgah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forgah occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forgah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Forgah is the 8,968,613th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Forgah is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Forgah are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Forgah is also the 5,493,085th most frequent given name globally, borne by 5 people.
Forgah is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Forgah is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 25 percent are found and Liberia, where 25 percent are found.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Forgah
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