Forthum Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Forthum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forthum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Forthum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forthum occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forthum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Forthum is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Forthum are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Forthum is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Forthum is most frequent in: Indiana, where 31 percent are found, Iowa, where 23 percent are found and Arizona, where 8 percent are found.

Forthum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forthum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forthum surname rose 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forthum Last Name Statistics demography

Forthum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortum9219/
Forthun86515/
Fortume8612/
Fortumn863/
Fortuim861/
Fortoum860/
Forthune803/
Fortusme801/
Fortun774,519/
Fartum7726/
Fortune7153,756/
Fortuin7131,579/
Fortuyn7199/
Fortung7180/
Forthon7118/
Fartoum715/
Fortunn711/
Fortuun711/
Farthun711/
Fortunt710/
Farthom710/
Fourtun710/
Fortuijn6796/
Fourthon6764/
Fortuine6750/
Fourtune6747/
Fourtuin674/
Fortunne671/
Forttune670/

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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 Forthum
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