Forkish Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Forkish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forkish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Forkish Last Name Facts

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

Forkish is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forkish? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Forkish reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Forkish is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Forkish is most frequent in: California, where 62 percent reside, North Carolina, where 20 percent reside and Oregon, where 10 percent reside.

Forkish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forkish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forkish surname rose 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forkish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forkish surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Forkish earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.85% more than the national average, earning $56,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forkis922/
Farkish86225/
Forkois8614/
Fourkis867/
Ferkish864/
Forkieh862/
Forki8378/
Forkes77222/
Forkeh7797/
Farkis7784/
Ferkis7747/
Fourki7722/
Furkis7713/
Forkei7712/
Farkih775/
Forkie775/
Forkhi771/
Forkoi771/
Forkiy771/
Vorkis771/
Forkit770/
Forkkio7122/
Ferkiss7111/
Fharkis718/
Vourkis713/
Forkest711/
Ferkesh711/
Forcisz711/
Vorkies710/
Voorkis710/
Farki671,048/
Forke67556/
Forka67268/
Forky6722/
Vorki672/
Forqi671/
Vorkhuis671/
Voorkies670/

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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 Forkish
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis