Forvis Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Forvis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forvis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Forvis Last Name Facts

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

Forvis has its highest incidence in Costa Rica. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forvis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Forvis are found; 67 percent are found in Central America and 67 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The last name Forvis is most widespread in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,390,034. In Costa Rica it is mostly found in: Guanacaste Province, where 50 percent are found and San José Province, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Costa Rica this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Forvis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forvis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forvis surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forvi9155/
Forbis832,851/
Vorvis83137/
Fervis8340/
Farvis8324/
Forves8315/
Forvie833/
Forvai833/
Forwis831/
Forbish77130/
Forvith7710/
Forvice775/
Farvish772/
Forbies772/
Ferviss771/
Fervais771/
Forbisz771/
Forbise771/
Forbiss770/
Vorvies770/
Forbi73502/
Forve7351/
Farvi7326/
Vorvi7316/
Forvy732/
Forva731/
Forbes67111,630/
Farves67492/
Forbai6780/
Vorves6772/
Farbis6769/
Varvis6765/
Farvid6745/
Farwis6743/
Vorbis6733/
Forwai6724/
Ferves6713/
Forver6711/
Vervis6710/
Farviz676/
Forbih676/
Vorvoi675/
Ferviz674/
Forbys674/
Foruie671/
Fhorui671/
Forvez671/
Forvet671/
Forbés671/
Forbui671/
Forbiy671/
Forbix671/
Farvie671/
Farvic671/

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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 Forvis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis