Forthofer Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Forthofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forthofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
Austria741:115,07316,208
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
France201:3,321,136213,627
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Forthofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forthofer is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Forthofer.

How Common Is The Last Name Forthofer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forthofer is the 608,234th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Forthofer live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 362 people, or 1 in 1,001,268. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 33 percent reside, Indiana, where 15 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Forthofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forthofer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forthofer surname rose 2,785 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forthofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forthofer last name are 7.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.95% registered with the party.

Forthofer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.81% more than the national average, earning $49,970 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forthoffer95248/
Forthhofer953/
Forthoefer950/
Forethofer950/
Farthofer89532/
Forthafer891/
Forthover890/
Forthffer890/
Freithofer8489/
Fahrthofer8455/
Freuthofer8411/
Freithoffer809/
Farthöfer781/
Frethafer780/
Fortofoi714/

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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 Forthofer
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