Forme Surname

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

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Forme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1021:651,20384,246
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India61:127,844,230863,365
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Formé (2) are calculated separately.

Forme (157) may also be a first name.

Forme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forme is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Formé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forme? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,206,588th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Forme live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Forme is also the 732,696th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 157 people.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 651,203. In France Forme is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 61 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Grand Est, where 11 percent are found. Barring France this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Taiwan, where 6 percent are found.

Forme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forme has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Formé932/
Former91594/
Formes91582/
Formet91535/
Formey91125/
Formea9162/
Formez9115/
Fourme917/
Formme912/
Formed911/
Formee911/
Formie910/
Form894,150/
Fourmet8338/
Fourmey832/
Formech831/
Fourmer831/
Formets831/
Pformer830/
Forma802,620/
Ferme801,347/
Formi8078/
Farme8072/
Formy8068/
Vorme8011/
Fourm808/
Formm803/
Furme802/
Vform801/
Formahei77134/
Pformeer771/
Farmer73131,029/
Fourmy731,707/
Formis73322/
Fourmi73289/
Formoy73139/
Formai73126/
Fourma73123/
Fermie7399/
Furmie7396/
Farmie7389/
Farmes7359/
Fermey7355/
Förmer7345/
Formay7312/
Furmer738/
Farmey737/
Farmeh736/
Fermee736/
Farmed734/
Farmet734/
Fermeh733/
Formiz732/
Farmee732/
Foermi731/
Formuj731/
Formit731/
Formih731/
Furmet731/
Fermme731/
Foormi731/
Farmej731/
Formha731/
Vormey730/
Fohrma730/
Forehemer711/
Farm674,778/
Vorm67477/
Fourmoy67108/
Formova6775/
Formuha6766/
Farmeha6728/
Fahrmer6719/
Formaha679/
Farmeed677/
Farmmer672/
Farrmer672/
Farmeer672/
Farmerr672/
Farmess672/
Fourmis672/
Formais672/
Formaiz671/
Fermeij671/
Voormey671/
Formych671/
Fasrmer671/
Farmees671/
Fahrmey671/
Furmesh671/
Farmesh671/
Farmeah671/
Formaia671/
Faarmer670/
Fuhrmes670/
Fuhrmey670/
Farmest670/
Furmmer670/
Fharmer670/

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Forme Reference & Research

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Frame/Freame/Fremaul FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Forme
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