Forr Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Forr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Norway611:84,30011,704
France371:1,795,209158,669
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Forr (12) may also be a first name.

Forr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forr (Russian: Форр) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Forr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 970,883rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. Forr occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Forr live; 28 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States Forr is most common in: Maryland, where 26 percent are found, Virginia, where 4 percent are found and Michigan, where 4 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 23 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Forr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 373 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forr are 38.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forr earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.26% less than the national average, earning 262,138 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,959 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pforr891,242/
Forre89273/
Fourr8981/
Fuorr892/
Forrő891/
Forrh891/
Fhorr891/
Forrd891/
Foerr890/
For86726/
Fourre801,752/
Forrût801/
Ford75350,371/
Farr7544,866/
Fort7530,815/
Furr7511,646/
Fore7510,607/
Four759,308/
Foor753,960/
Fohr751,145/
Foer75190/
Forh75172/
Fotr75168/
Forț7531/
Forø7521/
Vorr7518/
Forp758/
Forz756/
Fárr754/
Ffor754/
Foir753/
Foyr752/
Fgor751/
Fuor751/
Fhor751/
Fojr751/
Forrová73206/
Forrova734/
Farre679,771/
Foord674,691/
Pfarr672,524/
Furre671,970/
Foure671,743/
Fortt67610/
Furrh67580/
Fourt67549/
Foore67508/
Foort67492/
Foire67187/
Pfurr67164/
Pfort6759/
Fourd6757/
Fordt6740/
Fohrd6725/
Fuore6719/
Fottr6713/
Fourh679/
Fford679/
Forzh679/
Fordd677/
Pfoor676/
Farrd675/
Fuhrr674/
Fordh673/
Pfour673/
Fohrt672/
Forût672/
Fourz672/
Phorr671/
Pford671/
Faarr671/
Farrh671/
Fotrh671/
Foird671/
Wford671/
Fhurr671/
Pfoer671/
Farrr671/
Fohre671/
Forrőová671/
Hford671/
Fgoyr671/
Fhohr671/
Fhour671/
Hwfor671/
Forhe671/
Wfurr671/
Footr671/
Farrt670/
Fhore670/
Pfohr670/
Forhs670/
Forpp670/
Faurr670/
Fhort670/
Fahrr670/
Fharr670/

Forr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forr in the Russian language
Форрforr-

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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 Forr
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