Foru Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Foru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
India1291:5,946,243139,967
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England51:11,143,612252,590
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Foru (858) may also be a first name.

Foru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foru (Hindi: फोरू) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 540,721st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Foru live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 41 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 278,018th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 858 people.

The last name Foru is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Barring Saudi Arabia it is found in 41 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forau89414/
Forus89301/
Forup89194/
Forou8965/
Foruś8917/
Foruz899/
Forțu896/
Forgu894/
Fouru894/
Foreu893/
Forut892/
Fuoru891/
Forzu891/
Forouz80666/
Forout80105/
Fourou8097/
Foroud8056/
Foraud8041/
Forusz8022/
Foraux8022/
Forguh8014/
Foorou807/
Forush803/
Fourau803/
Forous802/
Forzuh802/
Foirou802/
Forhus801/
Fotrou801/
Foirus801/
Foroux801/
Forgou801/
Foruzz801/
Fhorui801/
Foreus801/
Forust800/
Foruss800/
Furu752,876/
Faru751,795/
Feru75755/
Voru7554/
Foró758/
Féru752/
Fouraux73213/
Fouroux7332/
Foroush7313/
Fourgou7313/
Fourous737/
Foutrou735/
Forroux734/
Foirush732/
Forhoud731/
Fourouh731/
Fouraud731/
Foireux731/
Fourrau731/
Forreus731/
Furui679,390/
Forró671,843/
Ferru671,297/
Farou67944/
Farau67379/
Vorau67260/
Furau67248/
Fourroux67243/
Farru67204/
Farus67183/
Furus67159/
Fourault67143/
Furru67141/
Farup67139/
Faruu67117/
Farut6774/
Fauru6770/
Fahru6767/
Faruz6752/
Ferțu6751/
Farud6747/
Fareu6742/
Vorui6737/
Faruh6736/
Faruy6728/
Foroe6724/
Faruj6720/
Furut6720/
Farui6716/
Feruh6715/
Fatru6713/
Faaru6711/
Vorru6710/
Farzu678/
Feuru677/
Faruß677/
Ferau675/
Furud673/
Fehru673/
Fourraux673/
Furup672/
Fourgouh672/
Phoru672/
Farhu672/
Forão672/
Furuå672/
Ferhu671/
Feeru671/
Faeru671/
Fasru671/
Fourreux671/
Furuj671/
Fusru671/
Vooru671/
Furuy671/
Vouru671/
Ferui671/

Foru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foru in the Hindi language
फोरूphoru99.57
फोरुphoru0.43

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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 Foru
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