Forsbach Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Forsbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3331:241,75826,460
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Austria221:387,06540,442
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
France71:9,488,960336,266
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Forsbach Last Name Facts

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

Forsbach is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Forsbach.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsbach? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 672,867th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Forsbach are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 241,758. In Germany Forsbach is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent reside and Bavaria, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Austria, where 5 percent reside.

Forsbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forsbach are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Forsbach earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.16% less than the national average, earning $26,254 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forshbach942/
Forsbah931/
Forschbach89107/
Forsbath882/
Forsbay800/
Fürschbach7840/
Versbach7524/
Forsbo7113/
Forswocht710/
Forsbey671/
Farsbo575/
Vorzhba531/
Forsveiz501/

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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 Forsbach
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