Forsek Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Forsek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Foršek (90) are calculated separately.

Forsek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forsek is found most in Croatia. It can also occur as a variant: Foršek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forsek is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Forsek live; 50 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Croatia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 845,721. In Croatia it is mostly found in: City of Zagreb, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia Forsek exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foršek9490/
Forseck9251/
Forseke9212/
Forshek921/
Forscek921/
Forcek8311/
Forsik838/
Forgek831/
Fourjek7716/
Forshex773/
Fourzek772/
Voirsek771/
Forsyke771/
Forsick770/
Vorsheck7122/
Forcheck715/
Pforsick711/
Forseigh711/
Fursyk67347/
Fursik67141/
Varsek67123/
Farsheikh6716/
Forsikova6714/
Ferscheck6711/
Versek6711/
Vorsik677/
Fersik674/
Fercek673/
Fersík672/
Farseg671/
Forgesque671/
Farsik671/
Forceková671/
Forsic670/
Forschyke670/

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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 Forsek
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