Forshew Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Forshew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forshew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:807,50843,459
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Wales51:618,90625,852
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Forshew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forshew occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forshew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,894,523rd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Forshew is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Forshew are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 807,508. In England Forshew is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Warwickshire, where 13 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Wales, where 5 percent live.

Forshew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forshew has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Forshew surname rose 288 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forshew Last Name Statistics demography

Forshew earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,922 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forshev8630/
Forchew861/
Forsheva8020/
Forsyphe8010/
Fourshef801/
Forsev772/
Vorshev7111/
Forsyph717/
Farshev714/
Forseev711/
Forseph711/
Furshev711/
Fourseff6719/
Fursheva671/
Vorsheev671/

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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 Forshew
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