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 last name Forgham occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forgham is the 1,129,067th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Forgham are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 359,471. In England Forgham is primarily found in: Somerset, where 12 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Forgham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forgham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Forgham last name grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forgham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forgham last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the 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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