Forka Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Forka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1761:118,00613,533
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Austria121:709,62061,025
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Forka (480) may also be a first name.

Forka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forka is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 968,490th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Forka reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Forka is also the 388,155th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 480 people.

The surname Forka is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 118,006. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 80 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 16 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Liberia, where 6 percent reside.

Forka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forka last name expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Forka earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.76% more than the national average, earning $86,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forkay91418/
Fourka91354/
Forkah9192/
Forkap9113/
Forkea911/
Forkoa911/
Fourkas83248/
Forkash83190/
Forkatz831/
Fourkah831/
Farka801,806/
Forca801,424/
Furka80651/
Forke80556/
Ferka80470/
Forko80408/
Vorka80140/
Forki8078/
Fárka8034/
Forky8022/
Fúrka801/
Fourkach779/
Forkasch778/
Fourkasj772/
Forkuo732,477/
Forkey73750/
Ferkah73695/
Farkha73688/
Ferkaa73487/
Ferkha73370/
Forcat73275/
Ferkau73138/
Forkeh7397/
Farkač7392/
Farkaș7364/
Farkah7352/
Forcke7352/
Ferkai7350/
Farkaj7338/
Farkay7337/
Forkou7336/
Farkai7331/
Furkas7328/
Foerke7328/
Forkoh7325/
Fourki7322/
Vourka7318/
Farkaş7314/
Forkei7312/
Farkaľ7312/
Furkay739/
Farkoa738/
Forcas738/
Vorkai737/
Vorkah736/
Farkaś736/
Forkie735/
Phorka733/
Fľorko732/
Forkiy731/
Forkoy731/
Forkoi731/
Furkai731/
Forcaş731/
Forkhi731/
Ferkaľ731/
Furkah731/
Ferkaj731/
Forcad730/
Forcea730/
Forkit730/
Fourca730/
Forkee730/
Forkatsch712/
Forkuoh671,212/
Farkhah67170/
Farkach67136/
Fourcat6752/
Forkish6750/
Fourkou6736/
Forcash6730/
Forceau6726/
Forkkio6722/
Fourkos6720/
Farkatt6714/
Forkois6714/
Forcast6713/
Furkach6711/
Furkait678/
Fourkis677/
Forcaia677/
Farkhaj677/
Furkacz674/
Phorkha674/
Fourcad672/
Fargkas672/
Forkieh672/
Forkest671/
Forkouh671/
Fourker671/
Vorkhah671/
Farkhay671/
Farkkay671/
Ffarkaš671/
Forkett670/
Forquay670/
Forchea670/

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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 Forka
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