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 occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgeois? popularity and diffusion

Forgeois is the 1,181,191st most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Forgeois are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 364,960. In France Forgeois is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent are found and Grand Est, where 8 percent are found. Apart from France this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

Forgeois Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forgeois has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 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
  • 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 Forgeois
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