Forêt Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Forêt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 71 | 1:161,925 | 22,307 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Foret (8,805), Forét (2) & Fôret (1) are calculated separately.
Forêt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forêt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forêt is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Foret, Forét or Fôret. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Forêt? popularity and diffusion
The surname Forêt is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Forêt live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 161,925. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 42 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 42 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 24 percent are found and Switzerland, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Forêt
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