Forlaw Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Forlaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forlaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Forlaw Last Name Facts

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

Forlaw occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forlaw? popularity and diffusion

Forlaw is the 2,661,929th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Forlaw occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Forlaw reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Forlaw is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 29 percent are found, Georgia, where 29 percent are found and North Carolina, where 17 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Forlaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forlaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forlaw surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forlaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forlaw surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

Forlaw earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.55% more than the national average, earning $48,996 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forlow83184/
Farlaw831/
Furlaw830/
Forlova7718/
Fourlaf771/
Forlowa771/
Forrlow770/
Farlow675,654/
Furlow674,284/
Ferlow6735/
Forlov6710/
Vorlow679/
Farlab671/
Forellowa670/
Farlowe6255/
Vorlauf6236/
Fürlauf6227/
Furlova6213/
Farlova627/
Farllow622/
Farloow621/
Ferloow621/
Fhurlow621/
Furllow620/
Vorlauff572/
Furleova571/
Varlow50194/
Vurlow5056/
Ferlov5055/
Farlov5018/
Vorlov5010/
Furlov503/
Verlow502/

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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 Forlaw
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