Fornoff Surname

236,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fornoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fornoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0751:74,8899,472
United States6031:601,09348,934
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Fornoff Last Name Facts

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

Fornoff is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornoff? popularity and diffusion

Fornoff is the 236,109th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,279,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Fornoff are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,075 people, or 1 in 74,889. In Germany Fornoff is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 93 percent reside, Bavaria, where 3 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Fornoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fornoff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 585 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fornoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fornoff last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

Fornoff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $40,274 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fornhoff9319/
Fornnoff930/
Fornof92420/
Vornoff8610/
Farnoff863/
Furnoff860/
Fernoff860/
Fornhof860/
Fernhoff8068/
Farnhoff800/
Vornhoff800/
Phornoff800/
Fornow778/
Fornov773/
Furnof771/
Fornaf770/
Farnof770/
Fornauf7158/
Vernoff7132/
Vornhof7130/
Farnhof7111/
Fernhof716/
Farnouf712/
Fornova711/
Fourneuf6725/
Vernhoff671/

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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
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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 Fornoff
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