Forsigh Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Forsigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Forsigh Last Name Facts

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

Forsigh occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Forsigh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsigh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Forsigh reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 88 percent reside and Hampshire, where 13 percent reside.

Forsigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forsigh has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Forsigh last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forseigh931/
Forsygh865/
Farshigh801/
Forsygth801/
Pfoersig800/
Forsik778/
Farsig772/
Forsic770/
Forshex713/
Forshek711/
Foursix711/
Farsegh711/
Fahrsig710/
Forsick710/
Vershigh674/
Forsycth672/
Farshikh671/
Varshigh671/
Pforsick671/

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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 Forsigh
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