Forn Surname

476,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Forn Surname Definition:

Forn is one of the assenters to the (spurious) foundation charter of the Abbey of Scone, c. 1120 (Scon, p. 3). He appears as father of AEdmund in a charter by Thor filius Swani, c. 1150 (LSC., p. 11). Fornus, capellanus, is witness to a charter by William Veteri Ponte in reign of William the Lion (ibid.

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Forn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4001:116,8809,177
France871:763,48093,619
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Norway141:367,30634,015
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
China31:455,773,85521,925
England21:27,859,030389,889
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Forn (119) may also be a first name.

Forn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Forn is one of the assenters to the (spurious) foundation charter of the Abbey of Scone, c. 1120 (Scon, p. 3). He appears as father of AEdmund in a charter by Thor filius Swani, c. 1150 (LSC., p. 11). Fornus, capellanus, is witness to a charter by William Veteri Ponte in reign of William the Lion (ibid., p. 35). The name occurs in Old English charters as Forna and Forne, and Bjorkman com pares it with Old West Norse Forni (i, p. 42), a frequent man's name in Iceland.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Forn Last Name Facts

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

Forn (Hindi: फोरन, Russian: Форн) is carried by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 476,328th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,381,120 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Forn reside; 58 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 856,040th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 119 people.

This surname is most common in Spain, where it is borne by 400 people, or 1 in 116,880. In Spain Forn is primarily concentrated in: Catalonia, where 95 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 5 percent reside and Balearic Islands, where 0 percent reside. Besides Spain Forn exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Forn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 115 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forn are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forn earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.98% less than the national average, earning 256,184 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $49,408 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forin891,411/
Forne89879/
Fourn89780/
Foren89407/
Fornt89141/
Fohrn8930/
Forng8917/
Foryn8913/
Forén898/
Fornì892/
Fornø892/
Forhn891/
Fornk891/
Fhorn891/
Forrn890/
Fornn890/
Forina80693/
Forren80567/
Foring80469/
Forien80225/
Forint80205/
Forgin80128/
Fourne80112/
Forzin8065/
Foryna8026/
Foreen8024/
Forzén8014/
Forrin8012/
Forend8011/
Forent8011/
Foreng8010/
Fourén8010/
Fornåå809/
Forzen807/
Fouren806/
Foremn804/
Fohren804/
Foruin803/
Fourin803/
Foryon803/
Foresn802/
Fotrin801/
Forrnd801/
Fooren801/
Forion801/
Forync801/
Forgne800/
Forenn800/
Forehn800/
Fern758,065/
Farn75609/
Vorn75293/
Furn7576/
Foirien73114/
Foutren7336/
Forring7322/
Forrend7310/
Fourina738/
Forrent735/
Forrien734/
Forryon734/
Fouring733/
Forehnd732/
Foutrin732/
Fornova731/
Forenth731/
Fooring731/
Fourent731/
Foiring731/
Fornová731/
Fourien731/
Fuoryna731/
Forrina730/
Farin6712,439/
Farne672,395/
Voorn671,661/
Furin671,418/
Ferin671,222/
Faren67491/
Feren67388/
Faryn67280/
Furne67278/
Phorn67180/
Vorin67169/
Forim67104/
Forem6786/
Fehrn6780/
Fourrien6760/
Furen6752/
Furyn6749/
Foręc6736/
Furén6732/
Forinova6728/
Färén6723/
Farhn6722/
Voren6720/
Furín6719/
Farén6717/
Fohrenck6716/
Farng6714/
Fornehed6714/
Footring6713/
Fernn6710/
Férin6710/
Forinová679/
Farnc679/
Farnn678/
Vorén678/
Voryn678/
Pfern677/
Farnø677/
Forym677/
Förne676/
Fernå676/
Fernø676/
Forynova675/
Forenova673/
Forehend673/
Fahrn672/
Vornn672/
Ferrn671/
Farnq671/
Furnn671/
Furrn671/
Fären671/
Fatrn671/
Feern670/
Farnt670/

Forn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forn in the Hindi language
फोरनphorana-
Forn in the Russian language
Форнforn-

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