Formah Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Formah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Formah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia781:56,5204,977
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Formaha929/
Formath921/
Formash921/
Forma912,620/
Formahei86134/
Formatch861/
Formhahs860/
Farmah831,081/
Formas83878/
Formaz83310/
Formai83126/
Fourma83123/
Format83118/
Fermah8393/
Formea8362/
Formay8312/
Formad835/
Formau833/
Formga832/
Vormah831/
Formoh831/
Formha831/
Fohrma830/
Fourmas77491/
Farmaha7777/
Formaux7734/
Fourmau7717/
Foormat7712/
Formaut777/
Formeau777/
Formais772/
Formast771/
Formooh771/
Farmeah771/
Farmahe771/
Formatt771/
Formaiz771/
Farma7313,154/
Ferma731,757/
Formo73811/
Vorma73101/
Fôrma731/
Fourmaux71893/
Formaggi71654/
Farmahei71340/
Fourmeau71252/
Farmaish71201/
Formeaux71108/
Fourmaut7159/
Fourmaud7140/
Farmahey713/
Fourmais711/
Formoush711/
Varmah67649/
Fourmeaux67346/
Farmas67322/
Farmaaish67238/
Voorma67215/
Vuorma67209/
Fermau67144/
Formos67141/
Formoy67139/
Formey67125/
Fourmault6774/
Farmau6719/
Farmad6718/
Farmay6711/
Farmai679/
Fatrma677/
Farmat677/
Farhma676/
Fharma676/
Vermah674/
Formou673/
Fourmo672/
Faarmaish671/
Forrmo671/
Farmaz671/
Farmaa671/
Fôrmas671/
Fermai671/
Fahrma671/
Farmaj671/
Farmma670/
Farrma670/

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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
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  • 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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