Formba Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Formba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Formba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon681:305,42728,416
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Formba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Formba occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Formba? popularity and diffusion

Formba is the 2,293,424th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Formba live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 305,427. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 81 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 16 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Formba is found in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Formbah921/
Formbach861/
Formby832,321/
Formbe8320/
Formbi8313/
Feremba77673/
Formway7783/
Formuha7766/
Formbui7737/
Forimbo776/
Formbii775/
Forembi774/
Formbeh772/
Vourmba771/
Furimba771/
Farmbay771/
Formbep771/
Fornbat771/
Formbey770/
Pferemba717/
Farmbach712/
Phormbai711/
Formwatt710/
Farmby6763/
Farembach6718/
Fornby6716/
Fermbo675/
Farmbe672/
Fohrenbah671/
Furmbe671/
Furmbo671/
Formvy671/
Fornua670/
Farmbauch670/
Forenbach670/

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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 Formba
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