Forgason Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Forgason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Forgason Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forgason is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgason? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. Forgason is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Forgason reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Forgason is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 3,236,240. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 59 percent live, Louisiana, where 23 percent live and Arkansas, where 4 percent live. Beside The United States Forgason occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Forgason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forgason has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forgason last name rose 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forgason Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forgason are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Forgason earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.43% less than the national average, earning $38,217 USD per year.

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Forgason Reference & Research

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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 Forgason
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis