Forneck Surname

465,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Forneck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forneck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5661:378,22314,452
Germany1181:682,25052,603
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Forneck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forneck has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forneck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forneck is the 465,687th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,079,593 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Forneck reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 78 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 566 people, or 1 in 378,223. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 80 percent reside, Paraná, where 9 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Brazil Forneck is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Forneck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forneck are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Forneck earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.45% more than the national average, earning $56,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fornecck931/
Fornek92317/
Ferneck867/
Fornick866/
Forneac865/
Farneck861/
Fournick801/
Farnek7719/
Fárnek778/
Fornex775/
Fernek773/
Fornik772/
Verneck71608/
Farnick7173/
Fournex7142/
Fernick7131/
Vornick712/
Farneek712/
Voornek711/
Ferniec711/
Forniok711/
Foremnik67170/
Fornique671/
Fahrnick671/
Forennik671/

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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 Forneck
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