Forgó Surname

168,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Forgó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2,5441:3,859453
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Forgo (2,581) & Forgò (6) are calculated separately.

Forgó Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forgó (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺭﻛﻮ) is found most frequently in Hungary. It can also appear as a variant: Forgo or Forgò. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgó? popularity and diffusion

Forgó is the 168,964th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,851,153 people. The surname Forgó occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Forgó are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

Forgó is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is carried by 2,544 people, or 1 in 3,859. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Csongrád County, where 22 percent live, Heves County, where 13 percent live and Budapest, where 11 percent live. Outside of Hungary it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 0 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

Forgó Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forgó has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgo932,581/
Forgò936/
Forga80608/
Forgu804/
Fergó802/
Fargó801/
Forgóová774/
Forgáč731,022/
Forgas73532/
Fourga73389/
Forgač73330/
Forgus73199/
Fourgo7371/
Forngu7361/
Forgod7356/
Forgha7327/
Forgho7319/
Forguh7314/
Forgot737/
Forgoh734/
Forgah734/
Forgos734/
Forgáš733/
Forgać733/
Forgoš732/
Forgat732/
Forngo732/
Fornga731/
Forgou731/
Forgoe731/
Forgáć731/
Forgàs731/
Forgoň731/
Forgap731/
Forgach67451/
Forgash67409/
Forgách67145/
Forgacz67131/
Forgosh6746/
Forghap6717/
Forgasz6714/
Fourgou6713/
Forgath6712/
Fourgas674/
Forgácz673/
Forgood673/
Forgatz672/
Forgush671/
Forghah671/
Forghop671/
Forgàch671/
Forgáts671/
Forngah671/
Fornguh671/
Forgats671/
Fourgha671/
Forengo671/
Forngha671/
Forguss670/

Forgó Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forgó in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻮﺭﻛﻮfwrkw-

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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 Forgó
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