Formah Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Formah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 78 | 1:56,520 | 4,977 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Formah (60) may also be a first name.
Formah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Formah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Formah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Formah.
How Common Is The Last Name Formah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Formah is the 1,994,173rd most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Formah are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 60 people.
It is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 56,520. In Liberia Formah is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 46 percent reside, Bong County, where 33 percent reside and Bomi County, where 9 percent reside. Beside Liberia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Formah
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