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 occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forough? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 259,916th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,819,806 people. The last name Forough occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Forough are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Forough is also the 231,002nd most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 1,180 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 1,439 people, or 1 in 53,358. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside, Fars Province, where 16 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Forough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forough last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the 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
  • 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 Forough
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