Forghani Surname
Approximately 9,850 people bear this surname
Forghani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 9,460 | 1:8,117 | 1,120 |
| United States | 151 | 1:2,400,390 | 147,856 |
| Australia | 78 | 1:346,099 | 29,260 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Forghani (141) may also be a first name.
Forghani Demographics
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Forghani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forghani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forghani occurs most in Iran. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forghani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 51,988th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 739,852 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Forghani reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Forghani is also the 778,371st most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 141 people.
This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 9,460 people, or 1 in 8,117. In Iran Forghani is most common in: Tehran Province, where 26 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 13 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Forghani Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Forghani surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Forghani earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.26% more than the national average, earning $47,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.43% more than the national average, earning $68,774 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foorghani | 94 | 11 | / |
| Forghanie | 94 | 1 | / |
| Forghaani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Forgani | 93 | 17 | / |
| Forgagni | 88 | 33 | / |
| Forghany | 88 | 26 | / |
| Forganni | 88 | 18 | / |
| Farghani | 88 | 10 | / |
| Forgangi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Farhghani | 82 | 10 | / |
| Forghaneh | 82 | 9 | / |
| Fourgaini | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fargani | 80 | 398 | / |
| Forgoni | 80 | 37 | / |
| Forgane | 80 | 7 | / |
| Farghana | 75 | 177 | / |
| Farganis | 75 | 52 | / |
| Forganes | 75 | 27 | / |
| Fhargani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Farghaneh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Fargahana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fargana | 67 | 551 | / |
| Forgony | 67 | 198 | / |
| Fargoni | 67 | 62 | / |
| Forgone | 67 | 40 | / |
| Fargany | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fargane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Forgóné | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varghane | 63 | 86 | / |
| Varganyi | 63 | 39 | / |
| Forgoine | 63 | 8 | / |
| Varganai | 63 | 6 | / |
| Fourgone | 63 | 4 | / |
| Varganni | 63 | 3 | / |
| Fargouni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vargaanei | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vargane | 53 | 230 | / |
| Fargone | 53 | 3 | / |
| Vargoni | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vargányi | 50 | 15 | / |
| Vargonoi | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Forghani
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