Forma Surname

165,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Forma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,1691:32,5145,001
Italy3851:158,84924,514
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Algeria1561:247,63826,688
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Canada751:491,27542,011
Turkey741:1,051,64146,826
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
Finland471:116,95111,447
France431:1,544,714145,815
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Israel351:244,50422,492
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Benin161:645,97538,126
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
India61:127,844,230863,365
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England41:13,929,515290,718
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Fôrma (1) are calculated separately.

Forma (141) may also be a first name.

Forma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forma (Arabic: فورما) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Fôrma. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 165,368th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,781,506 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Forma are found; 45 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Forma is also the 778,371st most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 141 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 1,169 people, or 1 in 32,514. Without taking into account Poland this surname exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Forma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forma has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,980 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forma last name are 22.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.58% less than the national average, earning 184,882 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.17% more than the national average, earning $51,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14% more than the national average, earning $56,639 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fôrma931/
Formas91878/
Formaz91310/
Formai91126/
Fourma91123/
Format91118/
Formah9188/
Formea9162/
Formay9112/
Formad915/
Formau913/
Formga912/
Formha911/
Fohrma910/
Fourmas83491/
Formuha8366/
Formaux8334/
Fourmau8317/
Foormat8312/
Formaha839/
Formaut837/
Formeau837/
Formais832/
Formash831/
Formaia831/
Formast831/
Formath831/
Formatt831/
Formaiz831/
Farma8013,154/
Ferma801,757/
Formo80811/
Forme80195/
Furma80134/
Vorma80101/
Formi8078/
Formy8068/
Formé802/
Fourmaux77893/
Formaggi77654/
Fourmeau77252/
Formahei77134/
Formeaux77108/
Fourmaut7759/
Fourmaud7740/
Formatch771/
Fourmais771/
Formhahs770/
Fourmy731,707/
Farmah731,081/
Former73594/
Formes73582/
Formet73535/
Formis73322/
Farmas73322/
Fourmi73289/
Voorma73215/
Vuorma73209/
Fermau73144/
Formos73141/
Formoy73139/
Formey73125/
Fermah7393/
Furmah7327/
Furmat7321/
Farmau7319/
Furmaz7319/
Farmad7318/
Formez7315/
Farmay7311/
Farmai739/
Farmat737/
Fatrma737/
Fourme737/
Fharma736/
Farhma736/
Formou733/
Furhma732/
Formme732/
Formiz732/
Fourmo732/
Furmai732/
Fahrma731/
Farmaj731/
Formuj731/
Fuhrma731/
Furmas731/
Foermi731/
Fermai731/
Foormi731/
Fôrmas731/
Vormah731/
Farmaa731/
Farmaz731/
Formee731/
Formih731/
Formit731/
Formoh731/
Forrmo731/
Formed731/
Farmma730/
Formie730/
Farrma730/
Fourmeaux71346/
Fourmault7174/
Fourmou67136/
Fourmoy67108/
Farmuha6782/
Farmaha6777/
Fourmet6738/
Farmeha6728/
Phormma6714/
Formost679/
Farhmad679/
Fermeau676/
Farmaus672/
Fourmey672/
Voormaa672/
Fourmis672/
Furmeau671/
Farmahe671/
Formets671/
Formoss671/
Formych671/
Fourmer671/
Farmeah671/
Formous671/
Furmacz671/
Furmatt671/
Formooh671/
Formech671/
Farmatt671/
Pformer670/
Formott670/
Farmais670/

Forma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forma in the Arabic language
فورماfwrma-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forma
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