Forky Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Liberia

Forky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Forky (17) may also be a first name.

Forky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forky is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Forky reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Forky is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name globally, held by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 6,980,229. In Iran Forky is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Iran it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Liberia, where 14 percent reside.

Forky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forky has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forky Last Name Statistics demography

Forky earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 234.6% more than the national average, earning $144,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forkey91750/
Forkay91418/
Forkoy911/
Forkiy911/
Forke80556/
Forka80268/
Forki8078/
Ferky8039/
Farky8019/
Vorky801/
Forcey73577/
Fourka73354/
Ferkey73109/
Forkeh7397/
Forcke7352/
Farkay7337/
Farkey7334/
Foerke7328/
Fourki7322/
Forquy7318/
Forkei7312/
Forkie735/
Forcoy734/
Farkys733/
Vorkey733/
Forkhi731/
Farkyo731/
Forkoi731/
Forkoa731/
Forkea731/
Ferkuy731/
Farkoy731/
Forkit730/
Forkee730/
Forkish6750/
Forkkio6722/
Forkois6714/
Fourkis677/
Farkhoy674/
Fourcoy673/
Forkieh672/
Farkkay671/
Farkhey671/
Farkhay671/
Vorhcky671/
Fuorcoy671/
Fourker671/
Forkest671/
Forchey671/
Forquay670/
Forkett670/

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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 Forky
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