Formal Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Formal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Formal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1271:523,01472,224
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India61:127,844,230863,365
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Formal (24) may also be a first name.

Formal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Formal (Arabic: فورمال) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Formal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 842,714th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Formal are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.

Formal is most common in France, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 523,014. In France it is most common in: Brittany, where 56 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 23 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 8 percent reside. Excluding France this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Formal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Formal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Formal last name increased 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Formal Last Name Statistics demography

Formal earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.17% less than the national average, earning $24,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Formale9233/
Fourmal923/
Formall922/
Formail921/
Formatl921/
Formacil8695/
Fourmail861/
Formatel861/
Formhale860/
Formhall860/
Fermal8339/
Farmal8322/
Formol833/
Fourmault8074/
Furmall7719/
Farmale771/
Farmall771/
Farmail771/
Farmeal771/
Fermall770/
Formosel715/
Formoyle710/
Vermal6775/
Varmal6726/
Farmalova673/
Farmailova633/
Vermeal6278/
Varmall6272/
Fermoil6217/
Veermal6211/
Pharmal623/
Farmoyl620/
Vermall620/
Farmoyle574/
Veermall573/
Farmholdt530/

Formal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Formal in the Arabic language
فورمالfwrmal-

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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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  • 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 Formal
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