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

The surname Forthan is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forthan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,092,155th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname Forthan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Forthan are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 389,759. In Iran Forthan is most numerous in: Isfahan Province, where 92 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 6 percent reside and Ilam Province, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Iran this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Forthan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forthan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forthan last name increased 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forthan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forthan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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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