Foriss Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Foriss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Foriss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foriss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foriss is most common in Latvia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Foriss? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Foriss occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Foriss live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Baltic Europe.
Foriss is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,025,023. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Latgale, where 50 percent reside and Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Latvia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Foriss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Foriss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Foriss surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Foriss
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