Forgod Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Forgod Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Forgod (61) may also be a first name.
Forgod Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forgod Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forgod is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forgod? popularity and diffusion
The surname Forgod is the 2,580,327th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Forgod occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Forgod live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Forgod is also the 1,257,960th most commonly used given name globally, held by 61 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda Forgod is most common in: Ntungamo District, where 56 percent reside, Buhweju District, where 15 percent reside and Gulu District, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Forgod occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Forgod
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