Forun Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Forun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Forun (16) may also be a first name.

Forun Last Name Facts

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

Forun occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,061,309th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Forun reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Forun is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 16 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 63 percent are found, Rivers, where 26 percent are found and Abia, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Forun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forun surname increased 108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forun Last Name Statistics demography

Forun earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forzun91105/
Forune9110/
Foroun918/
Foruin913/
Forung911/
Forund910/
Forount8332/
Forutne834/
Forhune832/
Fotrune831/
Forgaun830/
Forhunt830/
Forrund830/
Forum80184/
Farun80127/
Foron80113/
Furun8086/
Vorun8021/
Ferun8016/
Foroutin7712/
Forunova771/
Faroun737,524/
Furune73432/
Faarun73292/
Fahrun73260/
Fouron73129/
Forron7331/
Faraun7326/
Forzon7318/
Fasrun7318/
Forhon7314/
Furung7311/
Furgun7310/
Fargun738/
Farhun735/
Farzun734/
Furzun734/
Faruhn734/
Farune733/
Vorhun732/
Foroum731/
Ferhun731/
Feruin731/
Farunt731/
Farung731/
Fohron731/
Vourun731/
Faruin731/
Feraun731/
Voraun731/
Furund731/
Forhum730/
Farrun730/
Foreum730/
Fouroutne711/
Farhoun67471/
Farutin67391/
Ferhoun67231/
Furutin6753/
Farohun6746/
Phorung6741/
Fourzon6718/
Farahun6717/
Ferroun6710/
Farutyn678/
Farhung678/
Photrun678/
Fouroum676/
Furutyn674/
Fargoun673/
Fourron672/
Furuune671/
Fahroun671/
Farroun671/
Farzuin671/
Farrune671/
Faroune671/
Forroon671/
Faroung671/
Faurunn670/
Vorhaun670/
Fouruim670/

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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 Forun
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