Forling Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Forling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Förling (10) are calculated separately.
Forling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forling is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Förling. For other potential spellings of Forling click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forling? popularity and diffusion
Forling is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Forling live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Forling is most prevalent in: Free State, where 80 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 22 percent are found and Mexico, where 11 percent are found.
Forling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Forling has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Förling | 95 | 10 | / |
| Fourling | 93 | 9 | / |
| Forrling | 93 | 0 | / |
| Forlin | 92 | 3,119 | / |
| Ferling | 86 | 667 | / |
| Farling | 86 | 601 | / |
| Fourlin | 86 | 77 | / |
| Forlina | 86 | 56 | / |
| Furling | 86 | 42 | / |
| Fürling | 86 | 38 | / |
| Färling | 86 | 31 | / |
| Forlind | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vorling | 86 | 1 | / |
| Forleng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Forln | 83 | 0 | / |
| Führling | 80 | 82 | / |
| Fehrling | 80 | 40 | / |
| Farlling | 80 | 20 | / |
| Farlings | 80 | 1 | / |
| Furlings | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fahrling | 80 | 0 | / |
| Farlin | 77 | 602 | / |
| Forlim | 77 | 111 | / |
| Forlen | 77 | 34 | / |
| Vorlin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Forlín | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farlina | 71 | 1,346 | / |
| Verling | 71 | 582 | / |
| Faurlin | 71 | 132 | / |
| Varling | 71 | 30 | / |
| Värling | 71 | 4 | / |
| Farzlin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ferleng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farlind | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forlend | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forrellina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farllin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Farlien | 71 | 0 | / |
| Furleng | 71 | 0 | / |
| Veerling | 67 | 53 | / |
| Vehrling | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vorlleng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farln | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaarling | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Forling
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