Forys Surname

229,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Iceland

Forys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine7001:65,0329,345
United States5971:607,13449,332
Poland1161:327,66237,999
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
England491:1,137,10353,999
Canada431:856,87466,382
France391:1,703,147154,208
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Norway131:395,56035,657
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Foryś (4,239) are calculated separately.

Forys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forys (Russian: Форысь) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Foryś. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 229,904th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,138,300 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Forys reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 43 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Forys is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 700 people, or 1 in 65,032. In Ukraine Forys is primarily found in: Lviv Oblast, where 31 percent reside, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.

Forys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forys surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Forys earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.69% less than the national average, earning 163,723 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning $24,937,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $45,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.06% more than the national average, earning $68,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foryś934,239/
Forysz9187/
Foryst9131/
Forysh9130/
Forays912/
Fory892,159/
Forgays8370/
Foureys8320/
Forysth8319/
Forysch8313/
Foryssh830/
Foray809,913/
Fores803,509/
Forry801,984/
Forey801,830/
Foury801,246/
Foris801,238/
Farys801,041/
Foryt80340/
Forzy80330/
Forés80124/
Fohry80105/
Foiry8079/
Foryi8026/
Forøy8024/
Forhy807/
Foryy804/
Foroy804/
Foryc804/
Foryj802/
Forès802/
Foriy801/
Foryd801/
Fosry801/
Fotry801/
Foryź801/
Foryż801/
Foory800/
Forysová774/
Forest7325,172/
Forgey731,814/
Forges731,462/
Forese731,167/
Foures731,154/
Forray731,140/
Forrey73871/
Fourey73374/
Forizs73335/
Forish73299/
Forres73180/
Forgay73142/
Fouris73133/
Fouray73132/
Forris73128/
Foutry73120/
Forist73110/
Foryoh73100/
Foreyt7372/
Fourès7360/
Forets7353/
Farysz7333/
Forais7328/
Foress7323/
Forisz7323/
Foresz7315/
Forroy7314/
Foryzh7314/
Foresh7312/
Foreis7312/
Foores739/
Furyst738/
Fuorry737/
Foryth737/
Forhay736/
Forzay736/
Foraya734/
Foriss734/
Vorysh734/
Farrys733/
Forayt732/
Forees732/
Fories732/
Forise732/
Fotres732/
Foorry732/
Forhes731/
Forhey731/
Foryce731/
Fouroy731/
Foeres731/
Forgis731/
Faroys731/
Foreas731/
Foorey731/
Forijs731/
Fottry731/
Furays731/
Foreus731/
Fourry730/
Forrest6764,301/
Fore6710,607/
Fora672,981/
Fary671,728/
Fori671,613/
Fourest67324/
Fourrey67218/
Foutris67211/
Fourets67198/
Foré67164/
Forisch67152/
Foirest67140/
Fáry6749/
Faryosh6745/
Fourres6737/
Farrays6721/
Forrise6714/
Forestt6710/
Vory679/
Farysch679/
Fourgis678/
Fouries678/
Forrist676/
Foutres676/
Foresse676/
Foresst674/
Foraaya674/
Foresch674/
Fotrych674/
Fforest672/
Foresth672/
Forrois672/
Forè672/
Foorest671/
Forress671/
Pforest671/
Foreist671/
Forgish671/
Forhess671/
Forj671/
Forrgey671/
Forydce671/
Fotryth671/
Fouress671/
Fareysh671/
Foiresr671/
Foreest671/
Forê671/
Forishe671/
Forreus671/
Fothray670/
Forrais670/
Foreese670/
Forrish670/
Forgais670/
Foreiss670/
Foroyce670/
Forrets670/
Foreyth670/
Fourges670/

Forys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forys in the Russian language
Форысьforys-

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