Forsayth Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Forsayth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsayth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama111:355,6607,645
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Forsayth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forsayth is held by more people in Panama than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Forsayth.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsayth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Forsayth are found; 65 percent are found in Central America and 65 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Panama, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 355,660. In Panama it is mostly concentrated in: Colón Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Panama it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent reside and Venezuela, where 6 percent reside.

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Forsayth Reference & Research

Forsythe DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Forsythe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Forsayth
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis