Forshag Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forshag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forshag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Forshag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forshag is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forshag? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forshag is the 1,649,806th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Forshag is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Forshag reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Forshag is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 79 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Washington, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Forshag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forshag has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forshag surname rose 719 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forshag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forshag are 46.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.55% being registered to vote for the party.

Forshag earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.31% more than the national average, earning $50,617 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forshaug9367/
Farshagh801/
Forsac7753/
Forsak771/
Forsog771/
Forschack7528/
Forsakh71398/
Forchak7136/
Foursac7133/
Forsack7116/
Vorshak7111/
Forsiak7110/
Forshakova7110/
Farshak719/
Fershak711/
Farshakh67140/
Farshoug672/
Forseigh671/
Farshogh671/
Fershoug670/

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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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  • 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 Forshag
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