Forova Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Forova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3151:25,8852,870
Russia1171:1,231,82189,522
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Forová (2) & Fórová (5) are calculated separately.

Forova (143) may also be a first name.

Forova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forova (Arabic: فوروفا, Russian: Форова) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant: Forová or Fórová. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 653,013th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. Forova is mostly found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Forova live; 68 percent live in Oceania Islands and 68 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Forova is also the 772,378th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 143 people.

The surname Forova is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 25,885. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Gulf, where 42 percent are found, National Capital District, where 38 percent are found and Central, where 10 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent are found and Ukraine, where 6 percent are found.

Forova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Forova last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forová942/
Foroiva9214/
Forhova926/
Forrova924/
Fotrova923/
Fourova923/
Forgova921/
Forov91269/
Fórová895/
Forroova8623/
Fottrova862/
Vorova83127/
Farova8363/
Ferova8360/
Forhov839/
Forowa836/
Forava831/
Foroba831/
Forgov831/
Forrová77206/
Fourová7741/
Fargova7718/
Forgová7710/
Faerova775/
Fehrova772/
Forowah771/
Voroova771/
Ferhova771/
Fortowa770/
Vorov73262/
Farov7372/
Forof7316/
Forow733/
Forab731/
Foraw731/
Fottrová7114/
Forroová711/
Forrőová711/
Varova67875/
For67726/
Farová67357/
Verova67346/
Forrow67270/
Fárová6788/
Férová6774/
Fargov6725/
Vorava6712/
Farava6711/
Forobo6711/
Vorrov675/
Faroba674/
Farhov674/
Faroov673/
Voroov672/
Faurov671/
Ferowa671/
Ferava671/
Foravs671/
Faroiv671/
Farrov671/
Forgow671/
Vorowa671/
Vorhov671/
Forhof671/
Farowa671/
Vorovo671/
Forgav671/
Foroow670/
Forraw670/

Forova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forova in the Russian language
Фороваforova-
Forova in the Arabic language
فوروفاfwrwfa-

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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 Forova
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