Forgel Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Forgel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Forgel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forgel (Russian: Форгель) is found most frequently in Poland. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Forgel.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Forgel is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Forgel are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 43 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Forgel is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,652,554. Without taking into account Poland this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent are found and Iran, where 23 percent are found.

Forgel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forgel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forgel surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgiel92458/
Forgeil921/
Forgell920/
Forkgel920/
Foriel83304/
Fergel83161/
Forhel8359/
Forsel8359/
Fargel8357/
Foreal8335/
Forcel8324/
Vorgel8314/
Furgel8314/
Forele833/
Foreil831/
Forgld831/
Forgil830/
Forsell774,296/
Forelle77181/
Forcell7753/
Forchel7741/
Forriel7715/
Forssel776/
Forehle772/
Fargell772/
Fergell772/
Fergiel771/
Fargelh771/
Foreale771/
Foresel771/
Furgell771/
Furgiel771/
Farguel771/
Foretel771/
Forhele771/
Forsuel771/
Foryele771/
Fourele771/
Fergelė771/
Farghel771/
Forle7336/
Forxl731/
Forssell711,906/
Farguell71107/
Forshell7140/
Fourcell7119/
Forriell715/
Fourriel712/
Foressel712/
Forelova712/
Forchele711/
Foirelle711/
Forresel711/
Forrelle711/
Foresell710/
Forielle710/
Forisell710/
Vergel6718,226/
Vargel67386/
Fariel6764/
Forhyl6743/
Fergil6713/
Farghl6710/
Fareal6710/
Vorcel679/
Forsil678/
Farele678/
Fourle675/
Fothrgill674/
Faryel673/
Farsel672/
Foryle671/
Voriel671/
Fareil671/
Forhil671/
Forile671/
Vorzel671/
Fargil670/
Forail670/
Farcel670/
Forrle670/
Forechild670/

Forgel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forgel in the Russian language
Форгельforgel-

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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
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  • 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 Forgel
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