Forkert Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Forkert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forkert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6981:115,33714,205
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Austria201:425,77243,235
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Denmark71:806,38843,211
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Forkert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forkert (Russian: Форкерт) occurs most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forkert? popularity and diffusion

Forkert is the 393,206th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,106,280 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Forkert live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Forkert is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 698 people, or 1 in 115,337. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 28 percent reside, Berlin, where 14 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Forkert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forkert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forkert surname expanded 880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forkert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forkert last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forkert earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $41,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $52,070 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forker921,897/
Furkert86470/
Ferkert8631/
Fourker861/
Forkart860/
Forkertová825/
Forchert80124/
Forkarth806/
Forkardt806/
Furckert802/
Furkertt801/
Forcer77123/
Farker7723/
Vorker779/
Forkerová753/
Forkhardt751/
Forquer71973/
Forcher71710/
Forcart7110/
Fharker711/
Forqeur711/
Fourkre711/
Forqier710/
Forkior710/
Forkard710/
Furchert67464/
Fourcart67290/
Fourcher67172/
Fourquer672/
Ferkhart671/
Ferkaart671/
Verckert671/
Forcrete671/
Forkquahart670/
Forquier670/
Forquher670/

Forkert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forkert in the Russian language
Форкертforkert-

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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
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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 Forkert
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