Format Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Monaco

Format Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Format Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel231:372,07130,321
France201:3,321,136213,627
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Format (63) may also be a first name.

Format Last Name Facts

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

The surname Format is found most in Israel. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Format? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Format are found; 21 percent are found in West Asia and 19 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 63 people.

The last name Format is most frequent in Israel, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 372,071. In Israel it is most frequent in: Tel Aviv District, where 35 percent reside, Central District, where 26 percent reside and Haifa District, where 13 percent reside. Barring Israel this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent reside and Italy, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Formate9227/
Foormat9212/
Formaut927/
Formatt921/
Formath921/
Formast921/
Forma912,620/
Fourmaut8659/
Formatch861/
Formas83878/
Formaz83310/
Formai83126/
Fourma83123/
Formah8388/
Formea8362/
Fermat8348/
Furmat8321/
Formay8312/
Farmat837/
Formad835/
Formau833/
Formga832/
Formha831/
Fohrma830/
Fourmault8074/
Formatova801/
Fourmas77491/
Fermaut77434/
Formaux7734/
Fourmau7717/
Formaha779/
Vormath779/
Formost779/
Formeau777/
Formais772/
Formaiz771/
Farmate771/
Furmatt771/
Formash771/
Farmatt771/
Formott770/
Farma7313,154/
Formo73811/
Vorma73101/
Fôrma731/
Fourmaux71893/
Formaggi71654/
Fourmeau71252/
Formahei71134/
Formeaux71108/
Fourmaud7140/
Fermauth712/
Phormmat712/
Farmatte711/
Fermmatt711/
Fermaitt711/
Fourmost711/
Fourmais711/
Formhahs710/
Farmah671,081/
Fourmeaux67346/
Farmas67322/
Voorma67215/
Vuorma67209/
Formos67141/
Formoy67139/
Formey67125/
Vermat6731/
Farmau6719/
Farmad6718/
Farmay6711/
Farmai679/
Fatrma677/
Fharma676/
Farhma676/
Formou673/
Varmat673/
Fourmo672/
Fermot672/
Fahrma671/
Farmaj671/
Farmatova671/
Fôrmas671/
Vormah671/
Farmaa671/
Farmaz671/
Formoh671/
Forrmo671/
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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  • 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 Format
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