Forgeois Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Forgeois Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgeois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1821:364,96054,499
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Forgeois Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forgeois is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgeois? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,181,191st most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Forgeois live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequent in France, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 364,960. In France it is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent reside and Grand Est, where 8 percent reside. Beside France Forgeois exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Forgeois Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forgeois has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forgeois surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forgeois Last Name Statistics demography

Forgeois earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgeais8845/
Forgeios881/
Forges861,462/
Vourgeois822/
Forgeot80898/
Forgeas80198/
Fourges800/
Forgeix800/
Forgeit800/
Fourgeot75265/
Forgeoux75134/
Forgeait7510/
Fourgeou758/
Vourgeis751/
Forrejos751/
Farges713,471/
Forgez71231/
Forjes71226/
Forgea71118/
Forias7140/
Forgee714/
Forseo713/
Forgge712/
Foryes712/
Forjis712/
Fories712/
Foreas711/
Forgià711/
Forgye711/
Forehouse710/
Fargeot671,670/
Fargeas67856/
Forgeau67514/
Forgeat67326/
Foriest67217/
Foriasz67180/
Vorgeas6711/
Fouries678/
Foriyes678/
Forrias671/
Fargesh671/
Fargess670/
Forgeay670/
Vorehis670/
Fordgee670/
Fourgee670/

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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 Forgeois
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