Forand is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Forand
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: The name is focused in the Haute-Loire and neighboring departments. It is also found in the forms and Forant Foran (16, 42). It seems to be a place name often linked to a stream: Foran channel Moëze (17) Creek Foran in Pugny-Chatenod (73). Alternatively variant Forain (= one that is foreign to the village).
How popular is Forand?
Forand is ranked 193882 on our list.
As per 2010 US census, number of Forands plummeted by 6.134969 per cent to 612 since 2000 and slipped by 3435 spots and ranked at 36525. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
---|---|---|
White | 95.1 | 96.78 |
Others | 1.63 | 0.92 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1.31 | 0.92 |
Black | 1.14 | 0.77 |
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
10,686
Costa Rica3
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172,258
Germany1
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66,560
Philippines1
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81,201
Switzerland1
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Countries with hundreds of Forand:
5,276
Canada831
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34,923
United States823
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71,478
France135
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Forand Namesakes
- Aime Forand, Politician
- Aime Forand, Politician
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