Forsung Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Forsung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 147 | 1:141,286 | 15,748 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Forsung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forsung Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forsung is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forsung? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,441,361st most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Forsung are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 141,286. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 90 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Forsung is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsun | 92 | 12 | / |
| Forsong | 86 | 133 | / |
| Forsund | 86 | 5 | / |
| Forjung | 86 | 4 | / |
| Forschun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forshing | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forson | 77 | 38,112 | / |
| Forzun | 77 | 105 | / |
| Farsun | 77 | 77 | / |
| Forsum | 77 | 47 | / |
| Forcun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Forsunova | 75 | 84 | / |
| Farsund | 71 | 200 | / |
| Farsoun | 71 | 82 | / |
| Fourson | 71 | 18 | / |
| Forjoun | 71 | 6 | / |
| Forchun | 71 | 5 | / |
| Forzong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Forjune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forsunkova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forsson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fershing | 67 | 124 | / |
| Furshong | 67 | 34 | / |
| Farshing | 67 | 12 | / |
| Farssoun | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Forsung
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