Forskin Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Forskin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica561:51,2492,953
Honduras201:440,8223,218
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England51:11,143,612252,590
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Forskin Last Name Facts

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

Forskin (Russian: Форскин) is more frequently found in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forskin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forskin is the 1,683,218th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. Forskin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Forskin live; 49 percent live in Caribbean and 49 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname Forskin is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 51,249. In Jamaica Forskin is most common in: Middlesex County, where 73 percent live, Cornwall County, where 25 percent live and Surrey County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Jamaica this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Honduras, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Forskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forskin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forskin Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Forskin earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 29.57% less than the national average, earning $30,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.26% more than the national average, earning $60,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Forskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forskin in the Russian language
Форскинforskin-

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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 Forskin
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