Formas Surname

400,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Chile

Formas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Formas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2791:136,23219,791
Chile2741:64,2942,694
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Formas (10) may also be a first name.

Formas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Formas (Russian: Формас) is most common in Poland. It can also be found in the variant forms: Fôrmas. Click here for other possible spellings of Formas.

How Common Is The Last Name Formas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 400,385th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,300,166 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Formas reside; 34 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Formas is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 136,232. Other than Poland this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Formas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Formas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 11,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Formas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Formas are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Formas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.53% less than the national average, earning $36,881 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fôrmas941/
Fourmas92491/
Formais922/
Formash921/
Formast921/
Forma912,620/
Fourmais861/
Formhahs860/
Fermas831,571/
Farmas83322/
Formaz83310/
Formos83141/
Formai83126/
Fourma83123/
Format83118/
Formah8388/
Formea8362/
Formay8312/
Formad835/
Formau833/
Formga832/
Formha831/
Furmas831/
Formac831/
Fohrma830/
Formose7747/
Formaux7734/
Fourmau7717/
Foormat7712/
Formost779/
Formaha779/
Vourmas777/
Formaut777/
Formeau777/
Formeus775/
Farmaus772/
Fermais772/
Formoss771/
Fermmas771/
Formous771/
Formath771/
Formatt771/
Formaiz771/
Formarz771/
Fermass771/
Farmais770/
Formashova752/
Farma7313,154/
Formo73811/
Vorma73101/
Fôrma731/
Fourmaux71893/
Formaggi71654/
Fourmeau71252/
Farmaish71201/
Formahei71134/
Formeaux71108/
Fourmaut7159/
Fourmaud7140/
Fourmois7131/
Fermaish715/
Phormmas714/
Formatch711/
Formoush711/
Fourmost711/
Farmah671,081/
Fourmeaux67346/
Farmaaish67238/
Voorma67215/
Vuorma67209/
Formoy67139/
Formey67125/
Fourmault6774/
Vermas6746/
Farmos6730/
Formozova6723/
Farmau6719/
Furmaz6719/
Farmad6718/
Varmas6715/
Formazova6714/
Farmac6713/
Farmay6711/
Farmai679/
Farmat677/
Fatrma677/
Fharma676/
Farhma676/
Farmax673/
Fermos673/
Formou673/
Fourmo672/
Formatche672/
Fahrma671/
Farmaj671/
Vormah671/
Farmaa671/
Farmaz671/
Formoh671/
Forrmo671/
Fermaaish671/
Faarmaish671/
Farmma670/
Farrma670/

Formas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Formas in the Russian language
Формасformas-

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