Forgh Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Spain

Forgh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Forgh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forgh is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Forgh occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Forgh live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Forgh is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 25,594,175. In Iran Forgh is most numerous in: Khuzestan Province, where 33 percent live, Lorestan Province, where 33 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 33 percent live. Apart from Iran this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourgh910/
Forg89355/
Fargh80872/
Foerg80335/
Forgt803/
Färgh803/
Fourg802/
Forkh801/
Furgh801/
Forgs801/
Forgg800/
Forgue731,922/
Fourgs73150/
Forgcs735/
Fhergh732/
Farg6714,575/
Förg672,628/
Ferg671,367/
Fork67952/
Forc67498/
Färg6754/
Furg6720/
Fürg6718/
Vorg6716/
Forgová6710/
Forx673/
Fourrkh671/
Forgova671/
Fourgue670/

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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 Forgh
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