Formi Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Formi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Formi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Formi (147) may also be a first name.

Formi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Formi (Marathi: फोरमी, Russian: Форми) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Formi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Formi is the 2,136,387th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Formi occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Formi reside; 41 percent reside in Central Africa and 41 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Formi is also the 760,591st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 147 people.

The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 629,366. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 82 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Formi Last Name Statistics demography

Formi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.77% more than the national average, earning $71,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Formis91322/
Fourmi91289/
Formai91126/
Formiz912/
Formit911/
Foermi911/
Foormi911/
Formih911/
Formie910/
Fourmis832/
Formais832/
Formaiz831/
Formaia831/
Forma802,620/
Fermi802,424/
Farmi80248/
Forme80195/
Formy8068/
Furmi803/
Formé802/
Férmi801/
Formaggi77654/
Formahei77134/
Fourmois7731/
Fourmais771/
Fourmy731,707/
Former73594/
Formes73582/
Formet73535/
Formoy73139/
Formey73125/
Fourma73123/
Fermie7399/
Furmie7396/
Farmie7389/
Formea7362/
Farmis7336/
Formez7315/
Formay7312/
Farmid7312/
Farmai739/
Fourme737/
Furmai732/
Formme732/
Furmio731/
Formee731/
Formed731/
Formuj731/
Formha731/
Farhmi731/
Fermai731/
Fohrma730/
Fourmoy67108/
Formuha6766/
Fourmet6738/
Formaha679/
Farmich673/
Farmiss672/
Furmish672/
Fourmey672/
Farmish672/
Phormmi672/
Fourmer671/
Furmiss671/
Formych671/
Formets671/
Fermeij671/
Formech671/
Farmais670/
Pformer670/

Formi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Formi in the Marathi language
फोरमीphorami60
फ़ोमfoma20
फ़ॉमfoma20
Formi in the Russian language
Формиformi-

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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 Formi
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