Forl Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Denmark

Forl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Förl (21) are calculated separately.

Forl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forl (Russian: Форл) is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Förl. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forl is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Forl live; 33 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 33 percent live in Italic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 15,289,172. In Italy Forl is primarily found in: Apulia, where 50 percent are found, Lombardy, where 25 percent are found and Sicily, where 25 percent are found. Barring Italy this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent are found and Thailand, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förl9221/
Forel891,301/
Forlì8966/
Foril8911/
Fourl892/
Forld891/
Forlt891/
Forll890/
Fourel802,325/
Forell80936/
Foriel80304/
Forleh80170/
Foriol8051/
Forill8010/
Forlet805/
Forled803/
Forrel803/
Fouril803/
Fotrel801/
Forgil800/
Ferl75650/
Furl75162/
Farl7589/
Fürl7519/
Vorl754/
Foutrel73667/
Foehrle7395/
Forriol7371/
Forrell7356/
Fourrel7324/
Forlova7318/
Forriel7315/
Fohrell7312/
Forlett7310/
Fotrell732/
Fotrill731/
Forlowa731/
Foorell731/
Fourell730/
Farel672,064/
Vorel671,990/
Feril671,511/
Fürll67216/
Fottrell67199/
Pfarl67121/
Ferel6781/
Faril6757/
Pferl6731/
Fehrl6726/
Furil6716/
Furll6714/
Furel6713/
Faurl677/
Forriell675/
Faryl674/
Feerl673/
Fourriel672/
Forelova672/
Farrl671/
Farll671/
Farlh671/
Forilova671/
Farld671/
Vourl671/
Phorl671/
Furld670/
Ferlh670/
Faerl670/
Pfurl670/
Furlp670/
Ferll670/
Faarl670/
Fourrell670/
Ferrl670/

Forl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forl in the Russian language
Форлforl-

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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
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  • 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 Forl
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