Forges Surname

267,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Forges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6431:103,30115,226
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Italy1101:555,97053,564
Belgium1021:112,71216,775
Canada981:375,97533,576
Haiti951:112,4625,278
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
Chile291:607,46514,668
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Forgès (2) & Förges (1) are calculated separately.

Forges (22) may also be a first name.

Forges Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forges occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Forgès or Förges. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forges? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forges is the 267,252nd most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,984,642 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Forges live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Forges is also the 2,301,746th most widely held given name on earth, held by 22 people.

This surname is most common in France, where it is borne by 643 people, or 1 in 103,301. In France Forges is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent are found. Other than France Forges is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Italy, where 8 percent are found.

Forges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forges has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,263 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forges Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forges last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forges earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 19.86% more than the national average, earning €35,993 per year; in United States they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning $38,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning $54,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgès942/
Förges941/
Forgues923,857/
Foerges9214/
Fornges9211/
Forgets926/
Forgese921/
Forgest921/
Fourges920/
Fores913,509/
Forge911,824/
Forgeois86201/
Forgeais8645/
Forgeios861/
Forest8325,172/
Forget8319,790/
Farges833,471/
Forgie831,917/
Forgey831,814/
Forese831,167/
Foures831,154/
Forger83301/
Forgez83231/
Forjes83226/
Forres83180/
Ferges83168/
Forghe83154/
Forgea83118/
Forets8353/
Fornge8326/
Furges8325/
Foress8323/
Vorges8323/
Forces8323/
Forses8322/
Foresz8315/
Foresh8312/
Foreis8312/
Foores839/
Forgeh838/
Fordge834/
Forgee834/
Forees832/
Forgge832/
Fories832/
Fotres832/
Foryes832/
Forhes831/
Forgis831/
Forhge831/
Fourge831/
Foreas831/
Forged831/
Forgye831/
Foreus831/
Forrest7764,301/
Fargues772,054/
Fourest77324/
Forgett77311/
Foriest77217/
Fourets77198/
Forzese77179/
Foirest77140/
Furgess7786/
Forgays7770/
Förnges7767/
Forguez7749/
Fourres7737/
Foureys7720/
Forcese7711/
Forestt7710/
Fourgis778/
Fouries778/
Forguer776/
Foutres776/
Foresse776/
Foresst774/
Foresch774/
Fourget773/
Fforest772/
Voorges772/
Forshes772/
Foresth772/
Forguet772/
Foorest771/
Forress771/
Forge't771/
Pforest771/
Foreist771/
Forgier771/
Forgish771/
Forhess771/
Forrgey771/
Forsess771/
Furgues771/
Fouress771/
Forgheh771/
Fargesh771/
Foreest771/
Forgiet771/
Forches771/
Fources771/
Forreus771/
Foreese770/
Forsest770/
Fourgee770/
Fordgee770/
Fargess770/
Forgais770/
Fergess770/
Foreiss770/
Forrets770/
Fares73257,228/
Force737,456/
Farge733,431/
Forys731,761/
Foris731,238/
Forse731,104/
Forgy73829/
Forsi73712/
Forga73608/
Vores73178/
Forés73124/
Forsa73106/
Forez7359/
Forje7323/
Forsy7322/
Forze7317/
Forgi7315/
Forex7314/
Vorge7312/
Forsé732/
Forès732/
Foreć731/
Fourches7160/
Forrestt7122/
Foortjes7120/
Fourguet7117/
Forriest7114/
Foresová713/
Forreest712/
Forresst712/
Phorgues711/
Foretsch711/
Forretts711/
Foresova711/
Forsøget711/
Forrrest711/
Fourgier711/
Fourieds711/
Forringe710/
Foutress710/
Foorheis710/
Verges677,221/
Faress674,411/
Farres673,147/
Fargis672,745/
Farese672,299/
Forsey672,216/
Faries671,919/
Varges671,433/
Forche671,355/
Fourez671,179/
Forsee67674/
Farees67635/
Forcey67577/
Forgit67569/
Farget67465/
Fargie67424/
Fourga67389/
Forsha67382/
Forgić67358/
Forizs67335/
Voreis67329/
Vorhes67300/
Forish67299/
Forcet67270/
Vories67265/
Farger67262/
Forrez67220/
Fargey67184/
Foriez67166/
Forsse67164/
Fareus67160/
Forgay67142/
Fouris67133/
Forris67128/
Faures67128/
Fareis67126/
Forcer67123/
Vorres67122/
Forist67110/
Fergis67109/
Forysz6787/
Fahres6786/
Faresh6785/
Voress6777/
Forsaa6772/
Fourès6760/
Forsea6756/
Forser6753/
Voreas6752/
Forjet6740/
Forsay6739/
Forseh6736/
Fareas6733/
Foryst6731/
Forshi6731/
Foursa6730/
Forzie6730/
Forysh6730/
Forcez6729/
Forced6728/
Forais6728/
Forgha6727/
Foursy6726/
Foreix6724/
Forisz6723/
Forset6722/
Furgis6718/
Forsed6718/
Vorees6717/
Forshe6716/
Forech6716/
Farest6712/
Forsai6712/
Forhez679/
Foretz679/
Forgét679/
Fortje679/
Fergeš678/
Fource677/
Fatres677/
Forice676/
Forzhe675/
Forssi675/
Forjez675/
Foriss674/
Faares674/
Forsih674/
Forzee674/
Vorgis673/
Forcee673/
Forrsi673/
Forsit673/
Forsie673/
Forghi673/
Forgui673/
Forrse672/
Fargee672/
Forshy672/
Vurges672/
Voresh672/
Forise672/
Forays672/
Forssa672/
Forjeh672/
Forjis672/
Forgic672/
Forgêt672/
Forzer672/
Forzée671/
Feures671/
Forhse671/
Forsis671/
Forsui671/
Foryce671/
Foirez671/
Voyres671/
Voires671/
Feurge671/
Forggi671/
Forceh671/
Vorgge671/
Vorjes671/
Farjes671/
Farces671/
Fordje671/
Forece671/
Forgič671/
Forgèt671/
Foorje671/
Forijs671/
Forsei671/
Forssé671/
Fourex671/
Fourgy671/
Foursi671/
D'Forrest671/
Wfares671/
Forsyt671/
Forjer671/
Voores670/
Phores670/
Fottretsh670/
Farets670/
Forsip670/
Forcea670/
Fourrgier670/
Vohres670/
Forsep670/
Forgyt670/
Vorces670/
Forzet670/
Fourse670/
Forsic670/
Fhares670/
Farhes670/
Farringes670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forges
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