Formao Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Formao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Formao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536

Formao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Formao has its highest incidence in Portugal. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Formao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,206,588th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Formao are found; 97 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 97 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Formao is most numerous in Portugal, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 55,123. Outside of Portugal it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Formaho924/
Formaao921/
Formagio861,107/
Formaiio861/
Fermao8319/
Formagiou801/
Formeua771/
Formuia771/
Formágio716/
Formogio711/
Farmaosh711/
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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 Formao
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