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Where Does The Last Name Fork Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Fork has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fork? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 375,863^rd most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,654,985 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Fork live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. Fork is also the 649,894^th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 195 people.

The last name Fork is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 188,097. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent are found and Thuringia, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.

Fork Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fork has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fork surname grew 215 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fork Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fork surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Fork earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $43,943 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.97% less than the national average, earning $43,241 CAD per year.