Forhen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Forhen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forhen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Forhen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forhen is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Forhen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forhen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Forhen reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Forhen is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Forhen is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forchen921/
Forehend863/
Forichen860/
Forgen8358/
Farhen8352/
Forean8320/
Forein838/
Forhin835/
Forene832/
Forenh831/
Ferhen831/
Forhem830/
Farheen777,681/
Forchin77142/
Ferheen7724/
Farhien7715/
Furheen776/
Farhein774/
Foretyn773/
Farhene773/
Foresin772/
Farhean772/
Ferhean771/
Forrein771/
Foreing771/
Forheim771/
Foorene771/
Fourene771/
Forzein771/
Forhajn771/
Farheng771/
Forhyon771/
Forhine770/
Farchen770/
Ferhein770/
Foreten770/
Forchion7199/
Foutreyn7188/
Foreting7124/
Foutrein7117/
Forchine713/
Forchina711/
Farahien711/
Forricen711/
Forching711/
Foresing711/
Farheenh711/
Farrheen711/
Farheenq711/
Fharhhen711/
Fharheen711/
Farkheen711/
Farhin674,843/
Fargen67232/
Forain67228/
Forgin67128/
Ferhin67121/
Forine6759/
Farean6750/
Varhen6740/
Farhem6716/
Vorein6714/
Furhem6711/
Farene679/
Furgen677/
Ferein675/
Foruin673/
Furean671/
Forjin671/
Farenh671/
Farjen671/
Farhaheen671/
Farrheine671/
Forytn671/
Furene671/
Verhen671/
Färhän671/
Furhin670/

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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 Forhen
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