Forvis Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Forvis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Forvis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forvis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forvis occurs in Costa Rica more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forvis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Forvis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Forvis reside; 67 percent reside in Central America and 67 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.
The surname Forvis is most commonly occurring in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,390,034. In Costa Rica Forvis is most common in: Guanacaste Province, where 50 percent live and San José Province, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Costa Rica this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Forvis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Forvis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forvis last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forvi | 91 | 55 | / |
| Forbis | 83 | 2,851 | / |
| Vorvis | 83 | 137 | / |
| Fervis | 83 | 40 | / |
| Farvis | 83 | 24 | / |
| Forves | 83 | 15 | / |
| Forvie | 83 | 3 | / |
| Forvai | 83 | 3 | / |
| Forwis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Forbish | 77 | 130 | / |
| Forvith | 77 | 10 | / |
| Forvice | 77 | 5 | / |
| Farvish | 77 | 2 | / |
| Forbies | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ferviss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fervais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forbisz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forbise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forbiss | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vorvies | 77 | 0 | / |
| Forbi | 73 | 502 | / |
| Forve | 73 | 51 | / |
| Farvi | 73 | 26 | / |
| Vorvi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Forvy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Forva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Forbes | 67 | 111,630 | / |
| Farves | 67 | 492 | / |
| Forbai | 67 | 80 | / |
| Vorves | 67 | 72 | / |
| Farbis | 67 | 69 | / |
| Varvis | 67 | 65 | / |
| Farvid | 67 | 45 | / |
| Farwis | 67 | 43 | / |
| Vorbis | 67 | 33 | / |
| Forwai | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ferves | 67 | 13 | / |
| Forver | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vervis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Farviz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Forbih | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vorvoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ferviz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Forbys | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foruie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhorui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forvez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forvet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forbés | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forbui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forbiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forbix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farvie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farvic | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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