Forowa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Forowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Forowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forowa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forowa? popularity and diffusion

Forowa is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Forowa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Forowa live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: National Capital District, where 50 percent are found, Morobe, where 25 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Forowa is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forowah921/
Fortowa920/
Forow913/
Forova83462/
Forrow83270/
Ferowa831/
Foroba831/
Farowa831/
Vorowa831/
Forgow831/
Foroow830/
Foroiva7714/
Forhova776/
Forrova774/
Fourova773/
Fotrova773/
Faurowa772/
Furoiwa771/
Fourrow771/
Forgova771/
Furtowa771/
Farowas771/
Forawah771/
Ferouwa771/
Forov73269/
Farow7349/
Forof7316/
Furow734/
Foraw731/
Forab731/
Forroova7123/
Vourouwa719/
Farroway718/
Fottrova712/
Farrow6730,281/
Furrow672,876/
For67726/
Vorova67127/
Furova6793/
Farova6763/
Ferova6760/
Farawa6745/
Fahrow6743/
Furawa6740/
Faroow6712/
Forobo6711/
Forhov679/
Faroba674/
Forová672/
Vorawa671/
Forgov671/
Farows671/
Forhof671/
Ferawa671/
Vorowo671/
Forgav671/
Forava671/
Foravs671/
Furhow670/
Fargow670/
Forraw670/

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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 Forowa
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