Forword Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Forword Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forword Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1321:410,43735,867
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Forword Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forword is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forword? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,422,956th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Forword reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Forword is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 410,437. In South Africa Forword is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Forword Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forword has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forword Last Name Statistics demography

Forword earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.18% more than the national average, earning R 340,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forward866,782/
Forbord86720/
Farword861/
Forwerd861/
Forworth804/
Forvard7180/
Farward7174/
Forbort7138/
Ferwerd712/
Forwart711/
Forwardová711/
Verwoerd671,851/
Verwoord6768/
Farworth677/
Verwordt671/
Verwoerdt63181/
Farrworth632/
Farvard5723/
Vorwart571/
Farbard570/
Varwort570/
Verwoert531,469/
Verwaard5396/
Verweerd5374/
Vervoord5359/
Verwoort5340/
Voorvort530/
Vervoordt5045/
Verweerdt5012/

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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 Forword
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