Foro Surname

128,989th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Foro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,3851:13,2511,099
Brazil1,0631:201,3877,739
Serbia1501:47,6334,697
Croatia1351:31,3236,406
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Cameroon1081:192,30619,984
Italy1051:582,44554,819
Ivory Coast481:480,65115,491
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France221:3,019,215204,848
Colombia191:2,514,42513,479
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Liberia71:629,79127,063
England61:9,286,343223,652
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Congo51:997,81917,129
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Foró (8), Fôro (3), Forò (2) & Fóro (1) are calculated separately.

Foro (287) may also be a first name.

Foro Last Name Facts

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

Foro (Hindi: फोरो, Russian: Форо) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Foró, Fôro, Forò or Fóro. For other possible spellings of Foro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foro? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 128,989th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,076,224 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Foro reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 30 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 522,011th most frequent first name on earth, held by 287 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 1,385 people, or 1 in 13,251. In Burkina Faso Foro is primarily concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 62 percent are found, Centre Region, where 23 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 30 percent are found and Serbia, where 4 percent are found.

Foro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foro has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 487 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Foro are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Foro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 32.31% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,122 per year; in South Africa they earn 77.68% less than the national average, earning R 53,040 per year; in Colombia they earn 111.29% more than the national average, earning $47,968,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 30.82% more than the national average, earning $56,448 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foró928/
Fôro923/
Forò922/
Fóro921/
Forro893,278/
Forgo892,581/
Foros89678/
Forot89514/
Forou8965/
Forzo8956/
Forod8949/
Fouro8928/
Foroi8924/
Foroj8917/
Foruo8917/
Foero8917/
Foroh8916/
Pforo8914/
Foroz899/
Foiro895/
Foroy894/
Foroa893/
Fooro891/
Forouz80666/
Fourot80509/
Forost80208/
Forout80105/
Fourou8097/
Fourro8075/
Fourgo8071/
Foroud8056/
Fouros8030/
Forros8023/
Forood8021/
Foroit8018/
Forroy8014/
Fotros8012/
Foross8011/
Forooz808/
Foorou807/
Foiroj803/
Foiros802/
Forous802/
Foroot802/
Forosz802/
Forzoo802/
Foirou802/
Forooa801/
Forosh801/
Fotrou801/
Fouroy801/
Foroux801/
Forgou801/
Forgoň801/
Forrot801/
Foutro801/
Fourod800/
Forott800/
Faro7526,961/
Fero754,801/
Furo753,930/
Fora752,981/
Voro75292/
Fúro752/
Fáro751/
Foroosh73106/
Fouroux7332/
Foróová7315/
Foroush7313/
Fourgou7313/
Fourous737/
Foutrou735/
Forroux734/
Foutros733/
Forrois732/
Forhoud731/
Foroods731/
Footrot731/
Fourouh731/
Fotross731/
Forrosh731/
Ferro6769,265/
Farro6711,928/
Foura672,674/
Faroo672,011/
Forró671,843/
Faroz671,670/
Forza671,330/
Fauro67965/
Farou67944/
Faroh67907/
Forat67759/
Faros67684/
Forga67608/
Faroa67575/
Farod67565/
Forau67414/
Faroj67385/
Feero67359/
Foras67359/
Forróová67317/
Pfuro67313/
Forra67307/
Fourroux67243/
Futro67239/
Fuhro67165/
Forad67163/
Furoz67162/
Faroy67134/
Voiro67131/
Phoro67128/
Farot67126/
Furoy67105/
Feroy6788/
Feroh6781/
Forah6781/
Vorro6781/
Furro6777/
Faroß6766/
Faroi6759/
Furoi6756/
Vooro6754/
Furoh6752/
Fotra6752/
Foraz6751/
Fohra6748/
Vorho6745/
Pfora6738/
Voroh6736/
Foira6731/
Furos6728/
Fatro6725/
Feuro6721/
Feroo6718/
Feroi6715/
Farop6714/
Furoj678/
Furoa677/
Furod677/
Fasro676/
Foraa675/
Foreu673/
Forha673/
Foora673/
Furot673/
Fourgouh672/
Fahro672/
Voroň672/
Faaro672/
Fusro671/
Fuora671/
Forrò671/
Foraś671/
Forõs671/
Faero670/
Fuiro670/

Foro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foro in the Hindi language
फोरोphoro-
Foro in the Russian language
Фороforo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foro
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