Forquet Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Forquet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forquet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1241:535,66773,425
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Forquet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forquet is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forquet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,189,614th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Forquet reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 535,667. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 42 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 16 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 12 percent reside. Beside France this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 21 percent reside and Italy, where 16 percent reside.

Forquet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forquet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forquet last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forquet Last Name Statistics demography

Forquet earn more than double the average income. In Italy they earn 221.41% more than the national average, earning €96,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourquet932,051/
Forquete932/
Forque92119/
Fourquiet881/
Forquer86973/
Farquet86429/
Furquet86145/
Forques86137/
Forquez864/
Forguet862/
Fourquette821/
Fourquez8071/
Fourquie8031/
Fourques8024/
Farquete8021/
Fourguet8017/
Fourquer802/
Fourquit801/
Forquher800/
Farque772,504/
Forgue771,922/
Forcet77270/
Forquy7718/
Forqué771/
Forket771/
Forcue771/
Farquer71232/
Farquez71150/
Varquet71141/
Fourcet7148/
Forcuit7137/
Farguet7131/
Fourqui7118/
Farques7112/
Forguit7110/
Forcett716/
Forchet713/
Farquee713/
Furguet712/
Verquet711/
Fourket711/
Forquès711/
Farqque711/
Farqoue711/
Farquei711/
Faurque711/
Farquie711/
Forkest711/
Vourque711/
Forkett710/
Forceth710/
Forquay710/
Fourgue710/
Force677,456/
Forke67556/
Fourchet67229/
Farquher6713/
Forchett678/
Farccque677/
Farqe677/
Forqi671/
Forkchet671/
Farrquee671/
Farqueer671/
Forcheet670/
Forrcett670/

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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 Forquet
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