Forkpa Surname

155,589th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Forkpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forkpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2,7661:1,594212
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Forkpa (1,346) may also be a first name.

Forkpa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forkpa occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forkpa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 155,589th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,587,907 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Forkpa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Forkpa is also the 213,975th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 1,346 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 2,766 people, or 1 in 1,594. In Liberia Forkpa is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 49 percent live, Montserrado County, where 33 percent live and Gbarpolu County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Monaco, where 0 percent live.

Forkpa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forkpa surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Forkpa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.96% less than the national average, earning $32,379 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forkpah923,254/
Forkpai9213/
Forkpay922/
Forkpha921/
Forkpaa921/
Foorkpah861/
Forkppah861/
Farkpa836/
Farkpai7742/
Forkpeh777/
Farkpah772/
Varkpa672/
Vorkpo671/
Varkpah6263/
Vorkpoh621/
Varkpai621/
Varkpeah573/
Varrkpah571/
Varkpe501/

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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
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  • 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 Forkpa
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