Fornage Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fornage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fornage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1961:338,89151,103
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fornage Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fornage is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornage? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 885,573rd most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Fornage are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 338,891. In France Fornage is primarily found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 43 percent are found, Grand Est, where 26 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 11 percent are found. Barring France Fornage occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Fornage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fornage has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fornage Last Name Statistics demography

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

Fornage earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.01% more than the national average, earning $54,804 USD per year.

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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
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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 Fornage
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