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 surname Forquet is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Forquet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forquet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,189,614th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname Forquet is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Forquet live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most common in France, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 535,667. In France Forquet is most prevalent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 42 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 16 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 12 percent live. Outside of France Forquet occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 21 percent live and Italy, where 16 percent live.

Forquet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forquet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forquet surname 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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