Forkash Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Forkash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forkash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine771:591,20465,049
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Forkash Last Name Facts

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

Forkash (Russian: Форкаш) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forkash? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,227,038th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Forkash occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Forkash reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 591,204. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Mykolaiv Oblast, where 18 percent are found, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Chernivtsi Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Not including Ukraine Forkash exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Forkash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forkash has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forkash Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forkash surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Forkash earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.75% more than the national average, earning $68,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forkasch938/
Forkas92112/
Forkah9292/
Forkatsch882/
Farkash861,574/
Forkosh861,335/
Fourkas86248/
Forcash8630/
Fourkah861/
Forka83268/
Farkasch80145/
Fourkach809/
Farkhash803/
Fourkasj802/
Farkas77101,117/
Forkay77418/
Fourka77354/
Vorkas77227/
Farkah7752/
Forkos7749/
Furkas7728/
Forkoh7725/
Forkap7713/
Forcas778/
Ferkas777/
Vorkah776/
Forkea771/
Forkoa771/
Farkatsch751/
Forkuoh711,212/
Farkhas71548/
Farkase71197/
Farkhah71170/
Farkosh71164/
Farkach71136/
Vourkas71113/
Verkash7188/
Farkass7175/
Fourkos7120/
Forkois7114/
Forcast7113/
Farcash7112/
Furkach7111/
Farkazh714/
Farqash713/
Farkashova712/
Fargkas712/
Furqash711/
Farkashová711/
Vorkhah711/
Varkash711/
Forkouh711/
Forkatz711/
Ferkesh711/
Vorkaus710/
Farka671,806/
Forca671,424/
Forko67408/
Vorka67140/
Farkhosh6753/
Fárka6734/
Verkhash6711/
Forkoche6710/
Farkoush679/
Farkhass674/
Farkache673/
Farkoosh672/

Forkash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forkash in the Russian language
Форкашforkas-

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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 Forkash
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