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

The surname Forh is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,310,135th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Forh is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Forh live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most common given name internationally It is held by 55 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 34,713. In Liberia Forh is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 90 percent reside, Sinoe County, where 9 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Liberia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Forh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forh surname expanded 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forh last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being 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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