Forough Surname

259,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Forough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,4391:53,3585,890
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Forough (1,180) may also be a first name.

Forough Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forough is found most frequently in Iran. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Forough click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forough? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 259,916th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,819,806 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Forough reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 231,002nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 1,180 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 1,439 people, or 1 in 53,358. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent live, Fars Province, where 16 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 10 percent live. Barring Iran it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Forough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forough are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Forough earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $42,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $54,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourough9313/
Forugh92212/
Forogh9246/
Foroogh86753/
Farough86369/
Vorough862/
Fouroug861/
Furough860/
Forog8354/
Forug831/
Farrough8035/
Furrough805/
Faroug7719,924/
Farogh77106/
Forouk775/
Furogh774/
Forukh773/
Farugh773/
Forouq772/
Foroux771/
Faroukh71283/
Forhaug7138/
Fouroux7132/
Faroogh7116/
Forayog715/
Farroug715/
Fargoug714/
Forroux714/
Furoogh712/
Farrogh711/
Forrukh711/
Fouragh711/
Faraugh711/
Foreigh710/
Furog671,343/
Farroukh67583/
Fourroux67243/
Farog67203/
Farug67114/
Forag6741/
Vorog6725/
Foruk6712/
Furug677/
Forok674/
Forooque672/
Foruq672/
Foruc671/
Foroq671/
Forrokhe671/
Faroukhe671/
Pharough670/

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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 Forough
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