Forves Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Forves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Forves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forves is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Forves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forves? popularity and diffusion

Forves is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Forves are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The last name Forves is most commonly occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,824,867. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Bolívar Department, where 86 percent live and Huila Department, where 14 percent live. Excluding Colombia Forves is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Venezuela, where 20 percent live.

Forves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forves surname decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forves Last Name Statistics demography

Forves earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 89.46% more than the national average, earning $43,011,400 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forve9151/
Forbes83111,630/
Farves83492/
Vorves8372/
Ferves8313/
Forver8311/
Forvie833/
Forvis833/
Forvez831/
Forvet831/
Forbess77595/
Forbest777/
Farvees777/
Forvice775/
Fforbes774/
Forbesh773/
Fourvet772/
Farvesh772/
Faurves772/
Forbees772/
Forbies772/
Forbeds771/
Farvest771/
Foorbes771/
Fourbes771/
Farvess770/
Forwest770/
Forbesd770/
Vorvies770/
Farve73713/
Forbe7383/
Forvi7355/
Forue7320/
Forwe7314/
Forvy732/
Forva731/
Vorve731/
Forbis672,851/
Farver671,991/
Farvez671,202/
Farvej67378/
Forbey67178/
Vorvis67137/
Verves67104/
Farbes6775/
Forbeh6742/
Fervis6740/
Fourbe6725/
Farvis6724/
Forbez6716/
Foroue6716/
Vorvea6715/
Fhorbesch6714/
Farvet6711/
Forouhesh676/
Fervez675/
Vorbes675/
Forbys674/
Forvai673/
Farvey673/
Varves673/
Forwis671/
Farvee671/
Farvie671/
Foruez671/
Forwey671/
Forbesová671/
Vorvey671/
Farveh671/
Foruie671/
Fourue671/
Forbés671/
Forbee670/
Forzue670/

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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 Forves
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