Forus Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Norway

Forus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1911:692,40453,816
Norway691:74,52610,434
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Foruś (17) are calculated separately.

Forus (36) may also be a first name.

Forus Last Name Facts

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

Forus (Russian: Форус) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Foruś. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 891,661st most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Forus live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Forus is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 692,404. In Indonesia Forus is most prevalent in: West Java, where 60 percent live, Central Java, where 9 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 8 percent live. Barring Indonesia it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Forus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forus Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Forus earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 31.39% more than the national average, earning 454,718 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foruś9317/
Forgus91199/
Forusz9122/
Forush913/
Forous912/
Forhus911/
Foirus911/
Foreus911/
Forust910/
Foruss910/
Foru89594/
Foroush8313/
Fourous837/
Foirush832/
Forgush831/
Forreus831/
Forguss830/
Ferus80828/
Foros80678/
Forau80414/
Forup80194/
Farus80183/
Furus80159/
Forou8065/
Vorus8059/
Fürus8053/
Foruz809/
Forțu806/
Forgu804/
Fouru804/
Foreu803/
Férus802/
Forut802/
Fuoru801/
Forzu801/
Foruc801/
Fourgous77196/
Furuse739,978/
Ferrus731,512/
Forouz73666/
Farrus73371/
Fargus73196/
Fareus73160/
Faraus73141/
Forout73105/
Fourou7397/
Foroud7356/
Furgus7352/
Foraud7341/
Farous7340/
Führus7339/
Furaus7332/
Fouros7330/
Feerus7329/
Fahrus7325/
Forros7323/
Foraux7322/
Voraus7320/
Vuorus7316/
Forguh7314/
Furous7313/
Forrós7312/
Foross7311/
Faerus7310/
Farhus737/
Foorou737/
Vorush736/
Voorus736/
Faurus736/
Ferusz735/
Faruse734/
Farush733/
Fourau733/
Foiros732/
Faruss732/
Forosz732/
Forzuh732/
Foirou732/
Farzus732/
Forosh731/
Fotrou731/
Foroes731/
Foroux731/
Forgou731/
Foruzz731/
Fhorui731/
Fereus731/
Faarus731/
Vorhus730/
Feruss730/
Fourhouse711/
Faru671,795/
Fouraux67213/
Farouss67171/
Foroosh67106/
Vorhaus6764/
Faurous6757/
Voru6754/
Fatrous6739/
Fouroux6732/
Farouse6724/
Fourgou6713/
Foró678/
Faroush675/
Foutrou675/
Ferreus674/
Forroux674/
Voorhus673/
Farhush673/
Farrous672/
Fargush671/
Farhuss671/
Forhoud671/
Voorous671/
Fargous671/
Fourouh671/
Fouraud671/
Furoush671/
Farraus671/
Foireux671/
Fourrau671/
Ferousz671/
Forrosh671/
Vourhus670/

Forus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forus in the Russian language
Форусforus-

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