Forsey Surname
Approximately 2,216 people bear this surname
Forsey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 736 | 1:75,704 | 8,577 |
| Canada | 676 | 1:54,505 | 6,486 |
| United States | 577 | 1:628,178 | 50,677 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 315 | 1:77,382 | 8,408 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 93 | 1:539,986 | 37,316 |
Forsey Demographics
Average Forsey Salary in
United States
$43,299 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forsey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forsey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forsey is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forsey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 190,445th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,288,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Forsey reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 736 people, or 1 in 75,704. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 12 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 26 percent live.
Forsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Forsey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Forsey last name rose 234 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,083 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 230 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Forsey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Forsey last name are 7.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Forsey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $48,984 CAD per year.
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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 Forsey
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