Forthune Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Forthune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Forthune (3) may also be a first name.
Forthune Demographics
Forthune Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Forthune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forthune Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forthune is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forthune? popularity and diffusion
Forthune is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Forthune live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,463,778th most numerous forename globally, held by 3 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Forthune is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 100 percent live. Aside from The United States Forthune is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.
Forthune Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Forthune last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Forthune
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