Forogo Surname

137,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,248 people bear this surname

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

Forogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2,5181:7,288744
Tanzania5911:89,5809,024
Ivory Coast771:299,62611,268
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Forogo (19) may also be a first name.

Forogo Last Name Facts

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

Forogo (Russian: Форого) is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forogo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 137,866th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,243,703 people. The last name Forogo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Forogo live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name on earth, held by 19 people.

The last name Forogo is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 2,518 people, or 1 in 7,288. In Burkina Faso Forogo is primarily found in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 78 percent live, Centre Region, where 12 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from Burkina Faso this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forogho925/
Forongo923/
Forogoa921/
Forongou861/
Farogo8314/
Forago833/
Foroga831/
Furogo831/
Fourougou802/
Forogau77159/
Phorogo7732/
Foronga7717/
Farogho7711/
Farongo771/
Farougou7111/
Farrogot711/
Farago675,688/
Faroga67178/
Forega67110/
Foraga6740/
Vorago6710/
Ferago677/
Foroghash676/
Farugo675/
Furago673/
Voroga672/
Furugo671/
Ferego671/
Faroughou671/
Vourougou671/
Verogo671/
Varogo671/

Forogo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forogo in the Russian language
Форогоforogo-

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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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  • 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 Forogo
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