Forkosh Surname

287,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Forkosh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forkosh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine9671:47,0766,831
Russia1861:774,85564,192
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Israel261:329,14027,831
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Forkosh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forkosh (Russian: Форкош) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forkosh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 287,524th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,458,836 people. Forkosh occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Forkosh are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 967 people, or 1 in 47,076. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 90 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 2 percent reside and Poltava Oblast, where 1 percent reside. Beside Ukraine Forkosh exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Forkosh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Forkosh surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

Forkosh earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.89% more than the national average, earning $58,637 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forkos9249/
Forkash86190/
Farkosh86164/
Forkush8678/
Fourkos8620/
Forkois8614/
Farkhosh8053/
Forkoche8010/
Farkoush809/
Forkasch808/
Forkusch807/
Farkoosh802/
Forcos77434/
Forkas77112/
Farkos7750/
Forkus7718/
Vorkos775/
Ferkos774/
Farkhoush7512/
Forkatsch752/
Forkhoche751/
Farkhoosh751/
Forkouche751/
Farkash711,574/
Fourkas71248/
Forcush71197/
Forcash7130/
Farkous713/
Farkush713/
Vorkush713/
Forkuch711/
Ferkesh711/
Farkasch67145/
Forcusch6723/
Verkhosh6718/
Fourkach679/
Fourcous673/
Farkhash673/
Farkouss672/
Fourkasj672/
Farkhush671/
Farkostt671/

Forkosh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forkosh in the Russian language
Форкошforkos-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forkosh
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