Forsong Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Forsong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1191:174,53018,525
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Forsong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forsong is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Forsong.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Forsong occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Forsong reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Forsong is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 174,530. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 97 percent live, Centre Region, where 1 percent live and East Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Forsong exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Forsong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forsong surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Forsong earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forson9238,112/
Forsung86149/
Forsang8635/
Fourson8618/
Forjong863/
Forzong862/
Forsson861/
Furshong8034/
Forsione801/
Farson77977/
Forsén77883/
Forsan77449/
Forsen77434/
Forsom7760/
Forzon7718/
Forsèn773/
Forcon771/
Forxon771/
Farsang711,234/
Forssén71569/
Forssen71141/
Farsoun7182/
Forseen7179/
Forjone7143/
Phorson7120/
Fourzon7118/
Forchon7117/
Forshan7112/
Forsant7112/
Fahrson7110/
Forjoun716/
Forssan715/
Forgion715/
Forsane715/
Forjung714/
Forszen713/
Pfarson712/
Foërsom712/
Forsian711/
Farshon711/
Farscon711/
Forjang711/
Farsion711/
Foursan711/
Forsanx711/
Forzone711/
Farrson710/
Forsand710/
Fourchon67354/
Farschon67131/
Forchang6748/
Forshamn6710/
Forssane679/
Foursane674/
Forssant674/
Forchone672/
Farssoun671/
Farshang671/
Phorsson671/
Forshand670/

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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 Forsong
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