Foroe Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Foroe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foroe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Foroe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foroe (Russian: Форое) is more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Foroe.

How Common Is The Last Name Foroe? popularity and diffusion

Foroe is the 4,034,050th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Foroe live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 153,753. In Northern Ireland Foroe is primarily found in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Northern Ireland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Foroe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foroe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foroe surname expanded 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foroe Last Name Statistics demography

Foroe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.25% less than the national average, earning $31,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Fourouje773/
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Forgey731,814/
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Fouraer672/
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Foroe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foroe in the Russian language
Фороеforoe-

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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 Foroe
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