Forgey Surname
Approximately 1,814 people bear this surname
Forgey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,786 | 1:202,945 | 19,933 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 309 | 1:162,520 | 14,796 |
Forgey Demographics
Average Male Forgey Height
175.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Forgey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forgey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forgey is most common in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forgey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Forgey is the 224,314th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,017,390 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Forgey reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,786 people, or 1 in 202,945. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 15 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Forgey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Forgey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forgey surname expanded 578 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Forgey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Forgey surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Forgey are 20.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.32% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Forgey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 425.91% more than the national average, earning R 1,249,760 per year; in United States they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $45,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.8% less than the national average, earning $36,370 CAD per year.
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Forgey Reference & Research
Forgey/Forgy & Forgi FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Forgey/Forgy & Forgi FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Forgey
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis