Forgho Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Forgho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso151:1,223,47311,207
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Forgho (10) may also be a first name.

Forgho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forgho is most common in Burkina Faso. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Forgho are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name in the world, held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,223,473. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 73 percent are found, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 20 percent are found and Centre Region, where 7 percent are found. Not including Burkina Faso this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forghop921/
Forgo912,581/
Fourgo8371/
Forgod8356/
Forgha8327/
Forgot837/
Forgoh834/
Forgah834/
Forgos834/
Forgoš832/
Forngo832/
Fargho832/
Forgoň831/
Forgou831/
Fergho831/
Forgach77451/
Forgash77409/
Forgách77145/
Forgosh7746/
Farghou7741/
Forghap7717/
Fourgou7713/
Forgath7712/
Forgood773/
Forghah771/
Forngha771/
Forengo771/
Forgàch771/
Forngah771/
Fourgha771/
Fargo733,893/
Forgó732,556/
Forga73608/
Fergo73115/
Furgo73103/
Vorgo7323/
Forgò736/
Fourgous71196/
Fourgoux71114/
Forgatch7167/
Forgotch7135/
Forgasch714/
Forgóová714/
Farghous712/
Fourgouh712/
Forghath711/
Farghoup711/
Forgáč671,022/
Forgas67532/
Fourga67389/
Forgač67330/
Fargoj67236/
Fergou67111/
Forgatsch6798/
Fargha6777/
Vergho6750/
Fargos6717/
Fargou6714/
Fargot6712/
Fergoy6710/
Fargoz676/
Fargah675/
Forgaňová674/
Forgać673/
Forgáš673/
Furgot672/
Forgoňová672/
Forgat672/
Fornga671/
Fergha671/
Fergoj671/
Forgàs671/
Forgáć671/
Furgah671/
Fargoi671/
Forgap671/
Fhargo670/
Faurgo670/

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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 Forgho
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