La Forest Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
La Forest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 41 | 1:33,268 | 3,344 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
La Forest Demographics
Average La Forest Salary in
United States
$64,370 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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La Forest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name La Forest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname La Forest occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name La Forest? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,082,743rd most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of La Forest reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent live, Michigan, where 17 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.
La Forest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of La Forest has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 417 percent between 1880 and 2014.
La Forest Last Name Statistics demography
The amount La Forest earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 49.18% more than the national average, earning $64,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $51,869 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Forrest | 95 | 4 | / |
| La Foreste | 95 | 2 | / |
| La Fourest | 95 | 1 | / |
| La Foret | 94 | 12 | / |
| La Forges | 89 | 5 | / |
| La-Forest | 89 | 3 | / |
| La Forese | 89 | 1 | / |
| La Forist | 89 | 0 | / |
| Le Forest | 89 | 0 | / |
| La Fore | 88 | 9 | / |
| La Forge | 82 | 272 | / |
| La Forêt | 82 | 2 | / |
| La Foire | 82 | 1 | / |
| Le Foret | 82 | 1 | / |
| La Forre | 82 | 1 | / |
| La Forie | 82 | 0 | / |
| lo Forese | 78 | 46 | / |
| La Fourie | 78 | 1 | / |
| La Forais | 78 | 1 | / |
| La Fora | 75 | 15 | / |
| La Fory | 75 | 5 | / |
| Le Fore | 75 | 2 | / |
| La Vore | 75 | 1 | / |
| La Fare | 75 | 0 | / |
| La Farette | 74 | 0 | / |
| La Farge | 71 | 50 | / |
| La Forza | 71 | 28 | / |
| Le Forge | 71 | 5 | / |
| La Farer | 71 | 1 | / |
| La Faree | 71 | 0 | / |
| Le Forgey | 67 | 2 | / |
| La Fattre | 67 | 0 | / |
| La Farree | 67 | 0 | / |
| Le Forris | 67 | 0 | / |
| La Fara | 63 | 7 | / |
| La Fary | 63 | 4 | / |
| La Vare | 63 | 3 | / |
| Le Faure | 59 | 15 | / |
| Le Feure | 59 | 5 | / |
| Le Farge | 59 | 4 | / |
| Le Farie | 59 | 0 | / |
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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 La Forest
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