Foriest Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Foriest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foriest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Liberia171:259,32615,766
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Foriest (15) may also be a first name.

Foriest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foriest is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Foriest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foriest? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,118,459th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Foriest is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Foriest live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Foriest is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

Foriest is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 1,830,601. In The United States Foriest is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 38 percent reside, North Carolina, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 8 percent reside and South Korea, where 0 percent reside.

Foriest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foriest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foriest last name increased 1,238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foriest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foriest surname are 12.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.62% being registered with the party.

Foriest earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forriest9314/
Forest9225,172/
Forist92110/
Fories922/
Foriet921/
Forrest8664,301/
Foreste861,325/
Fourest86324/
Foirest86140/
Forestt8610/
Fouries868/
Forrist866/
Foresst864/
Fforest862/
Foresth862/
Fariest861/
Foorest861/
Forests861/
Pforest861/
Foreist861/
Foerest861/
Foreest861/
Forgest861/
Forgiet861/
Fotriet861/
Foriste861/
Forie8352/
Forrestt8022/
Forreste8021/
Forrests809/
Foureste803/
Foerrest802/
Forreest802/
Forresst802/
Forristt802/
Forrrest801/
Fourieds801/
Fourie7791,698/
Forget7719,790/
Faries771,919/
Forgie771,917/
Forges771,462/
Forier77530/
Furest77405/
Vories77265/
Farist77255/
Forjes77226/
Foriez77166/
Forjet7740/
Foryst7731/
Forzie7730/
Ferest7726/
Forrie7716/
Farest7712/
Foried775/
Forije772/
Forjis772/
Foryes772/
Fariet771/
Foryet771/
Foryie771/
Forjie770/
Forust770/
Foorie770/
Forestová753/
Foristova751/
D'Forrest751/
Forrestte750/
Fourier711,031/
Vorhies71817/
Farries71691/
Forgett71311/
Forrier71108/
Fauries7194/
Ferrest7164/
Faurest7132/
Forriez7128/
Voories7127/
Forysth7119/
Forijee7115/
Foirier7112/
Variest7110/
Farrist715/
Fariste715/
Fourrie714/
Fureste714/
Fourget713/
Fehrest713/
Ferrist711/
Forge't711/
Fariett711/
Veriest711/
Farriet711/
Faristh711/
Fouriez711/
Fourjet711/
Farieth711/
Fariezs711/
Farisht711/
Farrest710/
Vohries710/
Forehie710/
Vorries710/
Vouries710/
Forgeit710/
Fourges710/
Fourrier674,816/
Voorhies672,248/
Forge671,824/
Verriest671,318/
Foutrier67303/
Forgeois67201/
Verhiest67151/
Forji67139/
Farie6769/
Forgeais6745/
Voorhest6741/
Vorie6733/
Forysthe6729/
Forje6723/
Forjette6719/
Farujest6718/
Forgeait6710/
Vorrhies673/
Forye673/
Vhoories672/
Foorrier672/
Faureste672/
Forgeios671/
Vourhies671/
Voorihes671/
Forée671/
Ferroist671/
Farriett670/
Foryette670/
Foirrier670/
Foryseth670/
Voorhist670/
Vooriess670/
Vorihies670/

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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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  • 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 Foriest
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