Forham Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Forham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Forham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forham occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Forham reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Forham is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 19 percent reside and New York, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Forham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forham surname declined 36 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forham surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Forham earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.03% less than the national average, earning $29,759 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forcham9270/
Foraham920/
Forkham920/
Foram9135/
Forhan831,753/
Farham83367/
Forame8356/
Fouram8313/
Furham8312/
Ferham835/
Forjam835/
Forgam834/
Forzam833/
Foramd832/
Foraim831/
Voorham77383/
Faraham77204/
Forhane7727/
Forhand7725/
Vourham7714/
Farkham776/
Forchan774/
Voraham774/
Fuhrham773/
Furhamm772/
Forkhan772/
Forhann771/
Forhant771/
Forheim771/
Forhang771/
Forhajn771/
Farhaim771/
Forahan770/
Forchhamme751/
Foran7311,133/
Faram732,432/
Voram73220/
Furam7330/
Feram7329/
Forom7312/
Forkheim7149/
Forchang7148/
Voorhamm7118/
Forchand713/
Fourkhan711/
Farahame711/
Fourhane711/
Farhathm711/
Fourhand710/
Farhan67333,435/
Farzam673,793/
Forand671,990/
Forjan671,772/
Forgan67809/
Forzan67723/
Phoram67711/
Forant67243/
Forain67228/
Verham67186/
Ferram67144/
Farjam67128/
Varham67128/
Forane67126/
Farame67121/
Forchheim67114/
Farram67104/
Fahram6782/
Fouran6763/
Feraim6753/
Faraum6751/
Fargam6746/
Faraim6742/
Forean6720/
Voraim6716/
Forhon6714/
Forang6713/
Fohran6710/
Voraum679/
Furram677/
Fuhram676/
Forran673/
Vorhan673/
Faraam673/
Fooran673/
Forgom673/
Pforzheim673/
Faaram672/
Forome672/
Pferam671/
Foromm671/
Fuoran671/
Forann671/
Vurham671/
Foruom671/
Fotran671/
Furzam671/
Foroum671/
Feraam671/
Farahm671/
Foreum670/
Faramm670/

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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 Forham
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