Forkpah Surname

137,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Forkpah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forkpah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia3,2211:1,369191
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

Forkpah (908) may also be a first name.

Forkpah Last Name Facts

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

Forkpah is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forkpah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 137,661st most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,239,565 people. The surname Forkpah is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Forkpah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 269,226th most common first name on earth It is held by 908 people.

The surname is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 3,221 people, or 1 in 1,369. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 31 percent reside, Lofa County, where 25 percent reside and Bong County, where 14 percent reside. Beside Liberia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.

Forkpah Last Name Statistics demography

Forkpah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.1% less than the national average, earning $22,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foorkpah931/
Forkppah931/
Forkpa922,816/
Forkpai8613/
Farkpah862/
Forkpay862/
Forkpha861/
Forkpaa861/
Farkpa776/
Varkpah7163/
Farkpai7142/
Vorkpoh711/
Varkpeah673/
Varrkpah671/
Varkpa622/
Vorkpo621/
Varkpai571/

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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 Forkpah
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