Forku Surname
Approximately 473 people bear this surname
Forku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 468 | 1:44,378 | 5,843 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Forku (17) may also be a first name.
Forku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forku has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Forku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Forku is the 642,034th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. The surname Forku is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Forku live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Forku is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 17 people.
Forku is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 468 people, or 1 in 44,378. In Cameroon Forku is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 42 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 37 percent reside and Centre Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forkou | 91 | 36 | / |
| Forkuh | 91 | 24 | / |
| Forkut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Forkush | 83 | 78 | / |
| Fourkou | 83 | 36 | / |
| Forkuch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Forkouh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farku | 80 | 63 | / |
| Ferku | 80 | 36 | / |
| Vorku | 80 | 5 | / |
| Furku | 80 | 3 | / |
| Forkusch | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ferkau | 73 | 138 | / |
| Farkuh | 73 | 72 | / |
| Farkou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Forkoe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Farrku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vorkou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faurku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Forcup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ferkuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ferkuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farkouh | 67 | 1,005 | / |
| Forcush | 67 | 197 | / |
| Forcuit | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fourcou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vourkou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vorkouh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Farrkuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Farkout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Farkhou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Furrkuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farkkuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farkouj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Forku
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