Forthner Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Forthner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forthner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Förthner (60) are calculated separately.

Forthner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forthner is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Förthner. Click here to see other potential spellings of Forthner.

How Common Is The Last Name Forthner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Forthner are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Forthner is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States it is most frequent in: Mississippi, where 54 percent are found, Ohio, where 21 percent are found and Louisiana, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.

Forthner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forthner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forthner surname expanded 343 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forthner Last Name Statistics demography

Forthner earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.77% less than the national average, earning $13,475 USD per year.

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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 Forthner
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