Forther Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Forther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Förther (34) are calculated separately.

Forther Last Name Facts

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

Forther is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Förther. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forther? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forther is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Forther occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Forther live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Forther is most prevalent in: Florida, where 20 percent live, Indiana, where 20 percent live and Louisiana, where 20 percent live. Aside from The United States Forther exists in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 17 percent live.

Forther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forther has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forther Last Name Statistics demography

Forther earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förther9534/
Forter92386/
Forthe92108/
Fortier8635,354/
Foerter86120/
Pforter8658/
Fortere8655/
Further8621/
Fürther8621/
Fourter8612/
Fosrter8612/
Farther869/
Vorther867/
Forthey867/
Forteir863/
Forthee863/
Fhorter861/
Fourthe861/
Forzter861/
Forterd860/
Ferther860/
Fortear860/
Fortter860/
Forteer860/
Forte8366,859/
Fourtier80596/
Forterre80366/
Forthieh809/
Foertter803/
Fortierh801/
Fordtier801/
Fourtear801/
Farthere800/
Fortes7787,421/
Fortea772,658/
Furter771,626/
Fortey771,222/
Fortez771,104/
Pforte77514/
Forteh77461/
Fortte77246/
Fortet77200/
Fortie77195/
Fourte77191/
Ferter7784/
Förter7767/
Fořter7732/
Fürter7730/
Fortee7725/
Forthy7716/
Farter7715/
Fortje779/
Fortyr777/
Fortep775/
Fortir774/
Vorter774/
Foorte774/
Forted772/
Foirte771/
Forteu771/
Forthi771/
Fortei771/
Fortre771/
Fortich713,738/
Fourtet71368/
Fertier71220/
Voorter71137/
Pfordte71105/
Forttes7181/
Fuortes7163/
Forteis7139/
Pfortje7125/
Fortess7124/
Fortieh7124/
Fortish7118/
Farthey7115/
Pförter7110/
Forteas7110/
Farthir719/
Pfürter719/
Fortest717/
Forthis715/
Furtier713/
Verther713/
Pfurter713/
Fartier712/
Farteur712/
Ferrter711/
Feurter711/
Farthes711/
Forhtes711/
Fortair711/
Forteaz711/
Fortith711/
Fortysh711/
Vourthe711/
Fertter711/
Pfortie711/
Fortets711/
Forteuh711/
Fortreh711/
D'Forte711/
Forrtes711/
Fortire710/
Vortter710/
Vortier710/
Fortiea710/
Fortees710/
Forti6714,584/
Forty671,804/
Forteath67162/
Forté67142/
Farte67130/
Forta67117/
Verthier6781/
Pfhurter6759/
Fârte6737/
Forteith6721/
Fortaich6715/
Vorte6712/
Faurtier6710/
Fortè672/
Fārte671/
Fortí671/
Fortisch670/
Farthess670/

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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 Forther
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