Fornof Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

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

Fornof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fornof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3851:941,45270,347
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Fornof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fornof is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornof? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 701,000th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Fornof reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 941,452. In The United States Fornof is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside, Ohio, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Fornof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fornof has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fornof surname grew 631 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fornof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fornof are 13.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.22% registered to vote for the party.

Fornof earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning $42,756 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fornoff921,703/
Fornhof920/
Fornhoff8619/
Fornnoff860/
Fornow838/
Fornov833/
Furnof831/
Farnof830/
Fornaf830/
Fornauf7758/
Vornhof7730/
Farnhof7711/
Vornoff7710/
Fernhof776/
Farnoff773/
Farnouf772/
Fornova771/
Fernoff770/
Furnoff770/
Fernhoff7168/
Fourneuf7125/
Farnhoff710/
Vornhoff710/
Phornoff710/
Fernow67566/
Farnow67100/
Vornov6763/
Farnov6728/
Furnov6725/
Vernof6713/
Fernov678/
Furnow670/

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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 Fornof
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