Forotan Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forotan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forotan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Forotan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forotan is most common in Iran. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Forotan.

How Common Is The Last Name Forotan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forotan is the 1,755,741st most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. Forotan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 40 percent of Forotan live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,968,783. In Iran Forotan is most numerous in: South Khorasan Province, where 38 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 26 percent reside and Ardabil Province, where 18 percent reside. Besides Iran Forotan occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Sweden, where 15 percent reside.

Forotan Last Name Statistics demography

Forotan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.92% less than the national average, earning $21,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foroutan932,295/
Forootan93372/
Foruotan933/
Fouroutan883/
Forostean882/
Fooroutan881/
Forutan8655/
Farotan8615/
Forouton8046/
Furottan801/
Faroutan801/
Farotane801/
Foroutoon75368/
Foroutoun751/
Furutan7112/
Faratan7111/
Voratan713/
Foreton712/
Furoton711/
Foruton711/
Faroton710/
Faratang675/
Faratane671/
Furostam671/
Vorathan671/
Farastan671/
Farathan671/

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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 Forotan
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