Forgen Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Forgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Forgen (17) may also be a first name.

Forgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forgen (Russian: Форген) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Forgen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Forgen are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 38 percent are found, Maryland, where 16 percent are found and New Jersey, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Forgen exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Forgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forgen last name rose 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forgen surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

Forgen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $38,638 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgeng9282/
Forkgen9245/
Forgent925/
Forsgen923/
Forgn910/
Forengen868/
Forcen83743/
Fergen83603/
Forsen83434/
Fargen83232/
Forien83225/
Forgin83128/
Forean8320/
Forein838/
Furgen837/
Forzen837/
Forhen835/
Forene832/
Forenh831/
Forgne830/
Forgem830/
Forssen77141/
Foirien77114/
Forseen7779/
Forseng7737/
Forging7732/
Farghen7731/
Fargent7723/
Fergien7713/
Fordjen776/
Forrien774/
Forszen773/
Foretyn773/
Forshen772/
Foriend772/
Forguin772/
Foresin772/
Forrein771/
Furghen771/
Foorene771/
Fourene771/
Forchen771/
Forzein771/
Fargeen771/
Fargein771/
Forgain771/
Forghin771/
Forcent771/
Forient771/
Fourien771/
Farguen771/
Furguen771/
Fardgen770/
Furgeng770/
Foreten770/
Forschen71145/
Foutreyn7188/
Fourrien7160/
Foutrein7117/
Furängen718/
Forehend713/
Faringen711/
Forricen711/
Forichen710/
Forsén67883/
Fergin67300/
Farsen67274/
Forain67228/
Faryen67150/
Forcin67137/
Fargin67136/
Farzen67136/
Forsin67129/
Vergen6786/
Vargen6782/
Forzin6765/
Farien6759/
Forine6759/
Farhen6752/
Farean6750/
Vorgin6746/
Forcén6727/
Vurgen6717/
Forsne6715/
Vorein6714/
Forzén6714/
Forsem6712/
Forssn6711/
Farene679/
Furgin676/
Forhin675/
Foruin673/
Forsèn673/
Farcen672/
Farjen671/
Forsnt671/
Forytn671/
Vorsen671/
Fargne671/
Forjin671/
Forzem671/
Forcem671/
Forxin671/
Farenh671/
Forhem670/

Forgen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forgen in the Russian language
Форгенforgen-

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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 Forgen
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