Forny Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Forny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2141:310,38747,306
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
Switzerland1001:82,1299,360
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Forny (14) may also be a first name.

Forny Last Name Facts

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

Forny occurs most in France. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Forny.

How Common Is The Last Name Forny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forny is the 676,370th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Forny reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name globally, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 310,387. In France Forny is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 79 percent are found, Brittany, where 13 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 4 percent are found. Barring France Forny is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Switzerland, where 23 percent are found.

Forny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forny surname decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forny Last Name Statistics demography

Forny earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42% less than the national average, earning $25,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forney919,551/
Fourny912,990/
Fornay91157/
Fornyi915/
Fornéy912/
Forniy911/
Foerny910/
Foorny910/
Fourney83499/
Foremny83441/
Fournoy838/
Forneys831/
Forhney830/
Foorney830/
Forni8010,032/
Forne80879/
Farny80647/
Forna80392/
Forné8044/
Furny806/
Forná805/
Fornè801/
Foremnyi7751/
Foremnyy7711/
Forynnyi776/
Forinnyy771/
Forner7310,361/
Fornes737,181/
Farney732,259/
Fornea731,556/
Furney731,523/
Fornis731,061/
Fornet731,022/
Fornai73885/
Forniz73181/
Fahrny73136/
Fornez73114/
Fourne73112/
Fornés73100/
Fourni7375/
Fornie7354/
Fourna7337/
Farnay7334/
Fornio7333/
Fornge7326/
Fornei7323/
Fourné7316/
Fornäs7314/
Furnoy739/
Fornée737/
Fournè736/
Fornís735/
Fornit734/
Vorney734/
Vornay733/
Forneh732/
Fornès732/
Fornih731/
Vornoy731/
Fárney731/
Forgni731/
Foorna731/
Fornaa731/
Fornee731/
Fornui731/
Fornaj731/
Forgne730/
Fornip730/
Furnay730/
Forned730/
Furnny730/
Fornayova712/
Forinnaya711/
Fournet676,250/
Fournie671,811/
Forness67837/
Fahrney67779/
Fournes67595/
Fournis67435/
Forneas67356/
Fournez67209/
Forniss67149/
Fornaia6775/
Fourner6767/
Fornett6743/
Fornich6732/
Fornech6725/
Fournee6716/
Fournès6713/
Fornest6710/
Fournit6710/
Fornitt676/
Forynna675/
Farhney674/
Fournée674/
Fornhed673/
Forneth672/
Farrney672/
Forneis672/
Fornish671/
Fahrnay671/
Forhnes671/
Fornith671/
Fornner671/
Fornais671/
Foremni671/
Fournio671/
Fournér671/
Farhnay671/
Ffornna671/
Phornuy671/
Forgnet671/
Forrnes670/
Fournea670/
Forgner670/
Vornhoy670/
Foernhe670/
Fornher670/
Faurney670/
Faurnoy670/
Forrner670/
Forgnes670/
Farenny670/
Forhner670/
Fornist670/

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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 Forny
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