Forgard Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forgard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway581:88,66012,230
France431:1,544,714145,815
United States181:20,136,607622,629
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Forgard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forgard is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Forgard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Forgard reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 88,660. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 97 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 2 percent are found and Western Norway, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Norway this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Forgard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forgard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forgard last name expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forgard Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Forgard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 25.82% less than the national average, earning 256,706 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgaard93151/
Forgar9240/
Forard920/
Fargard862/
Fourgar861/
Forgart861/
Vorgard861/
Furgard860/
Fergard860/
Forgare860/
Forrard860/
Fourard860/
Forzard860/
Voirgard80171/
Feurgard8071/
Vorgaard8052/
Farghard8023/
Forhardt803/
Förgaard801/
Forgor77623/
Vorgar77427/
Farard77133/
Fargar7711/
Voergaard75129/
Forhart7130/
Vorgerd7124/
Forghor7114/
Farghar7111/
Vergard718/
Forgour716/
Voraard715/
Farngar715/
Vargard712/
Forgert711/
Farrard711/
Vourard711/
Farhard711/
Vourgar711/
Farzard711/
Fautrard6742/
Vergaard6710/
Vorraard671/
Fargahar670/

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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 Forgard
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