Forks Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Forks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Israel101:855,76354,181
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Forks (12) may also be a first name.

Forks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forks (Russian: Форкс) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Forks are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. Forks is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England it is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 69 percent live and West Midlands, where 31 percent live. Besides England Forks occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 40 percent live and China, where 4 percent live.

Forks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forks has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forcks912/
Forkst911/
Forkse911/
Ferks8084/
Farks805/
Forgs801/
Furks800/
Fourgs73150/
Farcks7310/
Forgcs735/
Vuorks731/
Fercks730/
Forx673/
Farkshe671/
Farkhss671/
Fourchs670/
Fourqust620/
Fergs6045/
Varks608/
Fercs602/
Vurks602/
Vorgs601/
Verks601/
Furgs600/
Fargs600/
Varksh5518/
Furchs552/

Forks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forks in the Russian language
Форксforks-

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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 Forks
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