Forthan Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Forthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1971:389,75925,187
United States281:12,944,962483,512
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Forthan Last Name Facts

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

Forthan is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forthan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forthan is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Forthan live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 389,759. In Iran Forthan is most numerous in: Isfahan Province, where 92 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 6 percent are found and Ilam Province, where 2 percent are found. Besides Iran this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Forthan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forthan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forthan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forthan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Forthan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.88% less than the national average, earning $39,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forthane9330/
Forthand932/
Forthann931/
Fourthan931/
Fortan92138/
Fortain86259/
Fortang86143/
Fortant86125/
Fortane8681/
Forthon8618/
Fortham8615/
Fortanc8615/
Farthan865/
Fortaín861/
Fortgan861/
Fortean861/
Fourtane80139/
Fourthon8064/
Fortagne8038/
Fortaine808/
Fortacin807/
Forthham802/
Phorthan801/
Fourtain801/
Fortayne801/
Forton772,665/
Fartan77190/
Furtan77104/
Fertan7785/
Fortón778/
Vortan771/
Fărtan771/
Fortam770/
Fortassin75244/
Fortanova757/
Fortochin751/
Fortein711,451/
Fourton71438/
Varthan71181/
Vurthan7146/
Fortong7112/
Fartane7111/
Fortoon7110/
Fertain716/
Fortone716/
Fartain714/
Furtane711/
Fartant711/
Fartham711/
Forteam711/
Fhorton710/
Fortaim710/
Furtain710/
Fourtein6715/
Phortand675/
Fortoing673/
Fasrtain671/
Forteyne671/
Fortosin671/
Farhtain671/
Fortheim671/
Fortõgin671/
Forteine671/
Vardthan671/

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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 Forthan
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