Forkman Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forkman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Forkman Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Forkman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forkman (Russian: Форкман) occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Forkman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forkman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Forkman are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Forkman is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 234,447. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 26 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 19 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 17 percent are found. Besides Sweden this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Forkman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forkman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forkman surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forkmann9368/
Farkman862/
Vorkman861/
Ferkman860/
Furkmann8011/
Ferkmann808/
Farkmand804/
Farkmann800/
Feurkmann750/
Verkman71136/
Verkmann6728/
Verkhman6712/
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Forkman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forkman in the Russian language
Форкманforkman-

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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 Forkman
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