Forwe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Forwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Forwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forwe occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Forwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Forwe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Forwe reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 43 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

Forwe is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,123,902. In Argentina Forwe is mostly found in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 100 percent live. Outside of Argentina Forwe is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forwey911/
Forwhea831/
Forwest830/
Forbe8083/
Forve8051/
Farwe8036/
Forue8020/
Forwa8020/
Ferwe802/
Forwy801/
Forbey73178/
Forway7373/
Forbeh7342/
Fourbe7325/
Forwai7324/
Foroue7316/
Fourwa7315/
Forves7315/
Forver7311/
Forvie733/
Furwed732/
Phorwe732/
Farweh731/
Forvet731/
Forvez731/
Fourue731/
Ferwei731/
Ferwey731/
Foruie731/
Farwej731/
Foruez731/
Forzue730/
Forbee730/
Vorwey730/
Farw67342/
Forwith6734/
Fourway679/
Fourvet672/
Forouee671/

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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 Forwe
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