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

Forwe is found most in Argentina. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Forwe live; 50 percent live in South America and 43 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Forwe is most common in Argentina, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,123,902. In Argentina Forwe is most numerous in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 100 percent reside. Beside Argentina Forwe is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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