Forshage Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forshage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forshage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Sweden171:579,22142,433
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Forshage Last Name Facts

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

Forshage is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Forshage click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forshage? popularity and diffusion

Forshage is the 1,453,389th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Forshage occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Forshage reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 2,788,146. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 87 percent reside, Colorado, where 7 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 12 percent reside.

Forshage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forshage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forshage last name grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forshage Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forshage surname are 34.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88% registered to vote for the party.

Forshage earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $44,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forshager9413/
Forsage9331/
Forshase881/
Forshäger827/
Forcage801/
Färjhage7518/
Farjhage751/
Verschage71139/
Versage67205/
Farsace6745/
Farcage6730/
Furcage677/
Forsheiser671/

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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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  • 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 Forshage
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