Foryan Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Foryan Surname Definition:

Foryan: The Foryans have their home in the Leicester district. During the 17th and 18th centuries a family of Foryan resided at Sketchley, Burbach or Burbage. Richard Forryan was churchwarden of Burbach in 1774 (N.). It may be that this name is an altered form of Frewen, the name of an old and distinguished family of Leicestershire and Sussex, but originally hailing from Worcestershire (Whitley's "Sapcote").

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Foryan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Foryan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Foryan: The Foryans have their home in the Leicester district. During the 17th and 18th centuries a family of Foryan resided at Sketchley, Burbach or Burbage. Richard Forryan was churchwarden of Burbach in 1774 (N.). It may be that this name is an altered form of Frewen, the name of an old and distinguished family of Leicestershire and Sussex, but originally hailing from Worcestershire (Whitley's "Sapcote").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Foryan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foryan is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foryan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Foryan are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States Foryan is primarily found in: Washington, where 40 percent live, Connecticut, where 20 percent live and Wisconsin, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent live and Liberia, where 5 percent live.

Foryan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foryan surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Foryan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.19% less than the national average, earning $27,966 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forryan92281/
Foryang9260/
Foryasen8616/
Forjan831,772/
Faryan83395/
Forian83208/
Feryan8374/
Forean8320/
Furyan8315/
Foryon833/
Forehan77125/
Farjyan7758/
Fauryan7726/
Forjahn7721/
Foryone7715/
Farryan7714/
Fatryan7713/
Farzyan7712/
Forijan779/
Faryand777/
Forryon774/
Faryhan772/
Faryang772/
Foorian772/
Fourian772/
Forjane771/
Faryaan771/
Fourjan771/
Forjang771/
Foriant771/
Forgian771/
Forhyon771/
Farajyan7164/
Fourjian711/
Fehryann711/
Furjan671,347/
Furian671,191/
Farjan671,154/
Faryon671,048/
Ferian671,033/
Farian67660/
Ferjan67503/
Varyan67284/
Forján67157/
Veryan6777/
Farean6750/
Farzayian6711/
Forián6711/
Furyanova677/
Vorian677/
Forjam675/
Faryanova674/
Foriam673/
Furean671/
Forjàn671/
Forion671/
Faryam671/

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