Forh Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Forh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1271:34,7133,247
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Forh (55) may also be a first name.

Forh Last Name Facts

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

Forh occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,310,135th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Forh live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Forh is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name globally, borne by 55 people.

It is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 34,713. In Liberia Forh is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 90 percent live, Sinoe County, where 9 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 1 percent live. Barring Liberia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Forh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forh last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Forh earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.65% less than the national average, earning $30,785 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourh899/
Forzh899/
Fordh893/
Forrh891/
Forhe891/
Fotrh891/
Forhs890/
For86726/
Pforth8019/
Ford75350,371/
Fort7530,815/
Fore7510,607/
Four759,308/
Farh758,057/
Foor753,960/
Fohr751,145/
Forr75267/
Foer75190/
Fotr75168/
Furh7540/
Forț7531/
Forø7521/
Vorh7520/
Forp758/
Forz756/
Ffor754/
Foir753/
Foyr752/
Fhor751/
Fuor751/
Fgor751/
Fojr751/
Forhova736/
Foord674,691/
Phorh672,111/
Foure671,743/
Pforr671,242/
Fortt67610/
Furrh67580/
Fourt67549/
Foore67508/
Foort67492/
Forre67273/
Foire67187/
Fourr6781/
Pfort6759/
Fourd6757/
Fordt6740/
Fohrd6725/
Fuore6719/
Feurh6716/
Farht6715/
Farhe6715/
Fottr6713/
Fford679/
Furht677/
Fordd677/
Pfoor676/
Fatrh674/
Voirh673/
Pfour673/
Fohrt672/
Fuorr672/
Faarh672/
Farhh672/
Farhd672/
Fourz672/
Forût672/
Forrd671/
Fhorr671/
Pford671/
Foird671/
Hwfor671/
Pfoer671/
Furdh671/
Farzh671/
Fohre671/
Forrő671/
Hford671/
Fgoyr671/
Fhohr671/
Fhour671/
Fardh671/
Farrh671/
Wford671/
Footr671/
Furhe671/
Fhore670/
Pfohr670/
Foerr670/
Forpp670/
Fhort670/
Farhs670/

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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 Forh
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