Formosa Forename

951,070th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Nauru

Formosa Forename Definition:

Latin (feminine) - Handsome.

Formosa Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola-251:1,078,6642,481
United States
 
75%
241:15,105,707134,208
Brazil-181:11,902,009138,646
Argentina-61:7,128,87415,663
Philippines
100%
61:17,668,246211,341
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
São Tomé and Príncipe-11:191,9975,295
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Guam-11:160,6463,210
France-11:66,470,34085,030
England-11:55,602,921189,715
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810

Formosa (5,542) may also be a surname.

Formosa Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Latin (feminine) - Handsome.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Latin name, meaning: Handsome.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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