View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

Forke is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 568,231^st most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. The surname Forke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Forke are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242^nd most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 271,062. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 43 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Forke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Forke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 714 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Forke surname are 1.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forke earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $44,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.56% less than the national average, earning $35,495 CAD per year.