Forve Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Forve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Norway141:367,30634,015
United States121:30,204,911765,334
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Forve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forve is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Forve click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Forve live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 50 percent reside, Saarland, where 46 percent reside and Bavaria, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Forve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forve surname expanded 109 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forve Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Forve earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning 305,234 kr per year and in United States they earn 127.05% more than the national average, earning $97,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forves9115/
Forver9111/
Forvie913/
Forvez911/
Forvet911/
Fourvet832/
Farve80713/
Forbe8083/
Forvi8055/
Forue8020/
Forwe8014/
Ferve808/
Forvy802/
Forva801/
Vorve801/
Forbes73111,630/
Farver731,991/
Farvez731,202/
Forber73646/
Farves73492/
Farvej73378/
Forbey73178/
Forbeh7342/
Fourbe7325/
Foroue7316/
Forbez7316/
Vorvea7315/
Farvet7311/
Forbie7310/
Forbet739/
Forbed734/
Forvai733/
Forvis733/
Farvey733/
Fourue731/
Foruie731/
Fervei731/
Farveh731/
Vorvey731/
Forwey731/
Foruez731/
Farvie731/
Farvee731/
Forbee730/
Fervey730/
Forzue730/
Forbess67595/
Fourbet6767/
Forbech6717/
Forvith6710/
Farveez679/
Farvees677/
Forbest677/
Fforbes674/
Forbett674/
Forbesh673/
Forbees672/
Faurves672/
Farvesh672/
Farvest671/
Farveer671/
Fourbes671/
Forouee671/
Foorbes671/
Forbeds671/
Forwhea671/
Forwest670/
Vourvie670/
Forrber670/
Forbesd670/
Farvess670/

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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 Forve
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