Forogh Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Forogh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forogh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Forogh (125) may also be a first name.

Forogh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forogh is most common in Iran. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forogh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Forogh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Forogh are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 832,731st most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 125 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,919,563. In Iran Forogh is most frequent in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 35 percent live, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 28 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 18 percent live. Not including Iran Forogh occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 4 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forough921,512/
Foroogh92753/
Forog9154/
Fourough8613/
Forugh83212/
Farogh83106/
Ferogh8323/
Furogh834/
Farough77369/
Faroogh7716/
Furoogh772/
Vorough772/
Fouragh771/
Feroogh771/
Fouroug771/
Farrogh771/
Furough770/
Furog731,343/
Farog73203/
Forag7341/
Vorog7325/
Forok734/
Foroq731/
Forug731/
Ferog731/
Farrough7135/
Furrough715/
Forrokhe711/
Faroug6719,924/
Faroog672,982/
Faragh671,392/
Vorokh671,035/
Farokh67245/
Forgac67178/
Forooq6734/
Feragh679/
Forouk675/
Varogh674/
Faroqh674/
Forukh673/
Feroug673/
Farugh673/
Forouq672/
Forook672/
Fooroq672/
Voragh671/
Faroeg671/
Forgoc671/
Foroux671/
Faruog671/
Forhag670/
Forock670/
Foroke670/

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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 Forogh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis