Formay Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Formay Surname Definition:
Perhaps Forney, “the Norman French pronunciation of Fornet. Sylvester Fornet of Normandy, 1195: Nicholas and Sylvester de Fornet, 1198 (Magu. Rotul. Scaccarii Normanniæ). Fornet was in the Côtentin.”—The Norman People, It still survives in England as Furney.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Formay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Perhaps Forney, “the Norman French pronunciation of Fornet. Sylvester Fornet of Normandy, 1195: Nicholas and Sylvester de Fornet, 1198 (Magu. Rotul. Scaccarii Normanniæ). Fornet was in the Côtentin.”—The Norman People, It still survives in England as Furney. But the only Forneys I have met with in old records invariably stand for Furneaux.
A Norman name: Formerie; a local name
Formay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Formay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Formay is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Formay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Formay are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Formay is most numerous in: Delhi, where 100 percent live. Apart from India Formay is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Formay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Formay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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