Forju Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Forju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Forju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forju occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forju? popularity and diffusion

Forju is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Forju live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Forju is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Forju is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 60 percent are found, Centre Region, where 20 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 20 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forjou912/
Fourjou838/
Fordjou831/
Farju80463/
Forjó8028/
Forsu8022/
Ferju801/
Foryu801/
Forzu801/
Fourjous771/
Forsuh731,329/
Forchu73756/
Forjoe73609/
Foryou73359/
Ferjou73116/
Farjou7384/
Faroju7323/
Furjud7316/
Forshu7314/
Furuju736/
Forgeu735/
Faruju734/
Forius732/
Forzuh732/
Forțiu732/
Forhus731/
Forsui731/
Forsou731/
Farjau731/
Farjud731/
Foryus730/
Foureau67575/
Forgeau67514/
Farjaud67103/
Fourcou6726/
Forsudd6716/
Farjoud6710/
Farjoux678/
Farjouy678/
Forshus678/
Forchuh676/
Forchou673/
Forhoud671/
Farujud671/
Farauju671/
Forriut670/
Forshui670/
Forsuth670/

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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 Forju
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