Forgham Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Forgham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:359,47125,733
United States281:12,944,962483,512
France121:5,535,227269,324
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Forgham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forgham is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgham? popularity and diffusion

Forgham is the 1,129,067th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The last name Forgham is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Forgham live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

Forgham is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 359,471. In England Forgham is most prevalent in: Somerset, where 12 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 8 percent are found. Other than England this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Forgham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forgham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Forgham last name rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forgham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forgham are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Forgham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.47% less than the national average, earning $37,337 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgam924/
Fargham862,579/
Forghan86155/
Fergham861/
Forgheim8017/
Fourngam801/
Forgan77809/
Fargam7746/
Forgom773/
Fergam771/
Fouringam7548/
Forgang71158/
Forgane717/
Farghan716/
Farghom711/
Forgain711/
Forgasn711/
Forgoom710/
Forgaun710/
Forgank710/
Veergham671/
Phorngam671/
Forghein671/
Farghang671/
Vorgheim671/
Forgacin671/

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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 Forgham
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