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 can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 642,034th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Forku are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Forku is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 468 people, or 1 in 44,378. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 42 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 37 percent reside and Centre Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Forku is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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