Fourchard Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Fourchard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fourchard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France611:1,088,897118,069
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Fourchard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fourchard is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fourchard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Fourchard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Fourchard live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 1,088,897. In France Fourchard is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 79 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 13 percent live and Île-de-France, where 5 percent live. Outside of France Fourchard is found in one country. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forchard9432/
Fourcard9425/
Fourchart891/
Forcard8853/
Fourcart82290/
Forhardt823/
Faurcard821/
Forcar801/
Furcar801/
Forhar800/
Forkhardt781/
Vorchardt781/
Feurhardt781/
Forhart7530/
Forcart7510/
Forhair752/
Forçard752/
Farhard751/
Furshar751/
Forchor751/
Forzard750/
Furhaur750/
Forshar750/
Furchert71464/
Forchert71124/
Forsgard7164/
Farshard714/
Farkhard714/
Fortcord711/
Vurchart711/
Forshear710/
Forsharr710/
Farhar67103/
Forsgardh679/
Forsgaard679/
Furzar671/
Forsar671/
Forjar671/
Forcor671/
Furhor670/
Fourcourt670/
Fairhardt670/

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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
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  • 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 Fourchard
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