Forkner Surname

288,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,327 people bear this surname

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

Forkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2431:291,60027,038
England381:1,466,26563,675
Israel151:570,50941,023
France121:5,535,227269,324
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4481:112,09511,131

Forkner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forkner is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forkner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 288,908th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,491,745 people. The last name Forkner occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Forkner reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,243 people, or 1 in 291,600. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.

Forkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forkner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 277 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 165 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forkner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forkner are 27.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.38% registered with the party.

Forkner earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,272 USD per year.

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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 Forkner
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