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
The surname Forsung occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forsung? popularity and diffusion
The last name Forsung is the 1,441,361st most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Forsung reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 141,286. In Cameroon Forsung is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 90 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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