Forkah Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Forkah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Forkah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forkah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forkah occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Forkah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forkah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,943,350th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Forkah live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Forkah is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 52 percent live, Southwest Region, where 25 percent live and Littoral Region, where 19 percent live. Barring Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 26 percent live and Ghana, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forkash | 92 | 190 | / |
| Fourkah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Forka | 91 | 268 | / |
| Fourkach | 86 | 9 | / |
| Forkasch | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ferkah | 83 | 695 | / |
| Forkay | 83 | 418 | / |
| Fourka | 83 | 354 | / |
| Farkah | 83 | 52 | / |
| Forkoh | 83 | 25 | / |
| Forkap | 83 | 13 | / |
| Vorkah | 83 | 6 | / |
| Forkoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Forkea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Forkatsch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Forkuoh | 77 | 1,212 | / |
| Fourkas | 77 | 248 | / |
| Farkhah | 77 | 170 | / |
| Farkach | 77 | 136 | / |
| Forcash | 77 | 30 | / |
| Vorkhah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forkouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forkatz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farka | 73 | 1,806 | / |
| Forca | 73 | 1,424 | / |
| Ferka | 73 | 470 | / |
| Forko | 73 | 408 | / |
| Vorka | 73 | 140 | / |
| Fárka | 73 | 34 | / |
| Farkasch | 71 | 145 | / |
| Farkhash | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fourkasj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Forkuo | 67 | 2,477 | / |
| Forkey | 67 | 750 | / |
| Farkha | 67 | 688 | / |
| Ferkaa | 67 | 487 | / |
| Ferkha | 67 | 370 | / |
| Forcat | 67 | 275 | / |
| Ferkau | 67 | 138 | / |
| Farkač | 67 | 92 | / |
| Farkaș | 67 | 64 | / |
| Ferkai | 67 | 50 | / |
| Farkaj | 67 | 38 | / |
| Farkay | 67 | 37 | / |
| Forkou | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ferkho | 67 | 34 | / |
| Farkai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vourka | 67 | 18 | / |
| Farkho | 67 | 14 | / |
| Farkaş | 67 | 14 | / |
| Forkei | 67 | 12 | / |
| Farkaľ | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vorkho | 67 | 9 | / |
| Forcas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Farkoa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vorkai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Farkaś | 67 | 6 | / |
| Farcah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phorka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fľorko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ferkaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farqah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forcaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferkaľ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forkoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farkatsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forkoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verkah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forcad | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forcea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fourca | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Forkah
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