Forov Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Forov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2331:618,55454,209
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Forov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forov (Russian: Форов) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Forov.

How Common Is The Last Name Forov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 966,131st most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Forov are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 618,554. In Russia Forov is mostly found in: Belgorod Oblast, where 22 percent reside, Stavropol Krai, where 19 percent reside and Kemerovo Oblast, where 16 percent reside. Barring Russia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 12 percent reside and Armenia, where 1 percent reside.

Forov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Forov surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 45.83% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forova91462/
Forhov919/
Forgov911/
Forhova836/
Forrova834/
Fourova833/
Forgova831/
Ferov80298/
Vorov80262/
Furov8091/
Farov8072/
Forev8018/
Forof8016/
Forow803/
Foropova771/
Forrow73270/
Furova7393/
Farova7363/
Fargov7325/
Feroev7310/
Forowa736/
Faerov735/
Vorrov735/
Farhov734/
Voroev734/
Faroov733/
Voroov732/
Furgov732/
Ferrov731/
Vorhov731/
Foravs731/
Forhof731/
Faroev731/
Ferhov731/
Faurov731/
Faroiv731/
Farrov731/
Foreev731/
Forgow731/
Fusrov731/
Forgav731/
Foroow730/
Fargova6718/
Forhoff679/
Furgova674/
Furhova671/
Fourrow671/
Forhope670/

Forov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forov in the Russian language
Форовforov-

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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 Forov
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