Forren Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Forren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4571:793,12761,249
Norway881:58,4358,352
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Forren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forren is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forren? popularity and diffusion

Forren is the 559,940th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Forren are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Forren is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 457 people, or 1 in 793,127. In The United States it is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 41 percent live, Virginia, where 22 percent live and Ohio, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Forren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forren has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 486 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forren surname are 1.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forren earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 23.22% less than the national average, earning 265,712 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.69% less than the national average, earning $35,949 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forrend9210/
Forrent925/
Forrien924/
Foren91407/
Forrn910/
Fourrien8660/
Farren838,165/
Ferren831,543/
Forien83225/
Vorren83185/
Foreen8324/
Forrin8312/
Forend8311/
Forent8311/
Foreng8310/
Forzen837/
Fouren836/
Foremn834/
Fohren834/
Foresn832/
Forrem832/
Furren832/
Forrnd831/
Fooren831/
Forenn830/
Forehn830/
Forn80702/
Farrenq77184/
Ferrien77134/
Foirien77114/
Farrent7741/
Foutren7736/
Farreng7728/
Forring7722/
Farrend7717/
Farrenc779/
Forryon774/
Forehnd772/
Ferreen772/
Farrenn771/
Farrien771/
Fasrren771/
Forenth771/
Fourent771/
Faerren771/
Fourien771/
Ferraen771/
Farreen770/
Farruen770/
Pfarren770/
Forrina770/
Ferrenn770/
Forin731,411/
Forne73879/
Fourn73780/
Faren73491/
Feren73388/
Fornt73141/
Forem7386/
Furen7352/
Fohrn7330/
Voren7320/
Forng7317/
Foryn7313/
Forén738/
Fornì732/
Fornø732/
Ferrn731/
Forhn731/
Fornk731/
Furrn731/
Fären731/
Fhorn731/
Fornn730/
Fohrenck7116/
Forenova713/
Forehend713/
Farzreen711/
Ferrin6711,806/
Fareen671,567/
Forina67693/
Fahren67689/
Farrin67579/
Vooren67494/
Foring67469/
Forint67205/
Fuhren67200/
Fehren67177/
Farenq67174/
Ferenț67164/
Faeren67142/
Farzen67136/
Forgin67128/
Fourne67112/
Verren6786/
Varren6781/
Führen6771/
Forzin6765/
Farien6759/
Faaren6745/
Fareng6738/
Foryna6726/
Feeren6723/
Ferien6717/
Forzén6714/
Fourén6710/
Fornåå679/
Phoren676/
Farent676/
Faraen676/
Farrem674/
Fereen674/
Voreen673/
Forrym673/
Foruin673/
Fourin673/
Foryon673/
Farenn672/
Furrin672/
Vouren672/
Furien672/
Ferrìn672/
Fheren672/
Fotrin671/
Vohren671/
Fuiren671/
Férien671/
Fauren671/
Farend671/
Forion671/
Forync671/
Forgne670/
Fureen670/
Farrne670/
Furenn670/

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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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  • 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 Forren
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