Forthey Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Forthey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forthey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Forthey Last Name Facts

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

Forthey is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Forthey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forthey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Forthey are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Forthey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 43 percent are found, Kentucky, where 29 percent are found and Ohio, where 14 percent are found.

Forthey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forthey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forthey surname rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forthey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forthey surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Forthey earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.53% less than the national average, earning $28,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortey921,222/
Forthe92108/
Forthy9216/
Farthey8615/
Forther866/
Forthee863/
Fourthe861/
Forteye861/
Forte8366,859/
Forty831,804/
Forthieh809/
Fortes7787,421/
Fortea772,658/
Fortez771,104/
Pforte77514/
Forteh77461/
Forter77386/
Fourty77271/
Fortte77246/
Fortet77200/
Fortie77195/
Fourte77191/
Fortty77156/
Fertey77145/
Fortee7725/
Fortae7715/
Fortay7712/
Fortje779/
Furthy777/
Fortep775/
Fortue774/
Fortah774/
Foorte774/
Foerte773/
Forted772/
Fartey771/
Fortuy771/
Foirte771/
Vorthy771/
Forteu771/
Forthi771/
Fortei771/
Fortye771/
Fortyś771/
Ferthe771/
Fortyi771/
Furtey771/
Farthy770/
Fourthays750/
Fortich713,738/
Fourtet71368/
Feurtey71122/
Pfordte71105/
Forttes7181/
Fuortes7163/
Pforter7158/
Fourtoy7139/
Forteis7139/
Forteus7139/
Förther7134/
Pfortje7125/
Fortess7124/
Fortieh7124/
Further7121/
Fortish7118/
Forteah7115/
Fortach7114/
Fourter7112/
Fosrter7112/
Forteas7110/
Farther719/
Fortest717/
Forthis715/
Varthey714/
Fhorter711/
Farthes711/
Forhtes711/
Forteaz711/
Fortith711/
Fortysh711/
Vourthe711/
Verthey711/
Pfortie711/
Fusrtey711/
Farthty711/
Foertie711/
Fortaye711/
Fortets711/
Forteuh711/
Fortouh711/
D'Forte711/
Forrtes711/
Fortter710/
Fortiea710/
Forteer710/
Fortees710/
Forti6714,584/
Ferte67920/
Forthaus67174/
Forteath67162/
Forté67142/
Farte67130/
Forta67117/
Fârte6737/
Forteith6721/
Farty6715/
Fortaich6715/
Vorte6712/
Furte6710/
Furty672/
Fortoies672/
Fortè672/
Fortahad672/
Fourtaye672/
Fārte671/
Fartheus671/
Fortuiah671/
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
  • 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 Forthey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis