Forghab Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Forghab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forghab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1191:174,53018,525
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Forghab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forghab is found most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forghab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Forghab occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Forghab reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 174,530. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Forghab Last Name Statistics demography

Forghab earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forghap8617/
Fargab773/
Fergab771/
Forgav771/
Forgap771/
Furgab771/
Forgova711/
Forghop711/
Vargab625/
Fargav622/
Forgow621/
Forgov621/
Fargova5718/
Varghav574/
Phargab571/
Vergaib570/
Farghoup531/

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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 Forghab
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