Forye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Forye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Forye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forye occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Forye reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Forye is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.
Forye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Forye has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Forye
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