Forthun Surname
Approximately 515 people bear this surname
Forthun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 317 | 1:1,143,404 | 82,127 |
| Norway | 178 | 1:28,889 | 3,982 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
Forthun Demographics
Average Forthun Salary in
United States
$43,090 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forthun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forthun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forthun is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forthun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 602,749th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,150,575 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Forthun are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 1,143,404. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 19 percent reside, North Dakota, where 18 percent reside and Minnesota, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States Forthun occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Forthun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Forthun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forthun surname increased 813 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Forthun Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Forthun are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Forthun earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning 317,081 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning $43,090 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forthune | 93 | 3 | / |
| Fortun | 92 | 4,519 | / |
| Fortune | 86 | 53,756 | / |
| Fortuin | 86 | 31,579 | / |
| Fortuyn | 86 | 99 | / |
| Fortung | 86 | 80 | / |
| Forthon | 86 | 18 | / |
| Forthum | 86 | 13 | / |
| Fortumn | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fortuun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fortunn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Farthun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fortunt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fourtun | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fortuijn | 80 | 96 | / |
| Fourthon | 80 | 64 | / |
| Fortuine | 80 | 50 | / |
| Fourtune | 80 | 47 | / |
| Fourtuin | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fortunne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forttune | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forton | 77 | 2,665 | / |
| Fartun | 77 | 1,176 | / |
| Furtun | 77 | 621 | / |
| Fortún | 77 | 38 | / |
| Fortum | 77 | 19 | / |
| Fertun | 77 | 17 | / |
| Fortón | 77 | 8 | / |
| Fortunova | 75 | 226 | / |
| Fortunová | 75 | 125 | / |
| Fourton | 71 | 438 | / |
| Fartoun | 71 | 150 | / |
| Furtune | 71 | 128 | / |
| Fortoen | 71 | 88 | / |
| Fertuin | 71 | 10 | / |
| Fortoon | 71 | 10 | / |
| Fartune | 71 | 6 | / |
| Fartuun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vortuin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Furtung | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fortuim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fhorton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fortoum | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fartoune | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Forthun
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