Forum Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Forum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark841:67,1996,734
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Norway201:257,11427,149
Finland91:610,74534,002
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Forum (276) may also be a first name.

Forum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forum (Marathi: फोरुम, Russian: Форум) is found most frequently in Denmark. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Forum.

How Common Is The Last Name Forum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forum is the 1,252,959th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Forum reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 534,713th most widely held first name internationally, held by 276 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 67,199. In Denmark Forum is mostly concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 62 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 23 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Denmark this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 28 percent reside and Norway, where 11 percent reside.

Forum Last Name Statistics demography

Forum earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.28% more than the national average, earning 388,587 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgum912/
Foroum911/
Forhum910/
Foreum910/
Fouroum836/
Fouruim830/
Forhume830/
Vorum80104/
Forun8083/
Farum8068/
Furum8019/
Forom8012/
Ferum804/
Foutroum771/
Furume73248/
Ferrum73172/
Forzun73105/
Farzum7353/
Faraum7351/
Faurum7343/
Forune7310/
Voraum739/
Foroun738/
Fatrum736/
Fahrum736/
Foruin733/
Phorum733/
Feroum732/
Farhum732/
Fareum731/
Farume731/
Faroum731/
Foromm731/
Farumk731/
Forung731/
Farrum731/
Furrum730/
Furhum730/
Forund730/
Furuume6765/
Forount6732/
Farroum674/
Forutne674/
Vouroum672/
Forhune672/
Ferhoum671/
Fehroum671/
Fotrune671/
Forgaun670/
Forhunt670/
Forrund670/

Forum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forum in the Marathi language
फोरुमphoruma45.45
फोरूमphoruma36.36
फ़ोरमforama13.64
फॉरुमphoruma4.55
Forum in the Russian language
Форумforum-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forum
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