Formica Surname

48,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Formica Surname User-submission:

Formica in the Italian language is the word for the English 'ant'.

Formica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6,7091:9,1161,341
United States2,0311:178,46317,873
Argentina6801:62,8585,365
Australia4791:56,3586,877
France2091:317,81248,279
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Belgium971:118,52217,481
Brazil821:2,610,66378,641
Switzerland751:109,50611,444
Venezuela591:511,9349,699
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
England321:1,741,18971,393
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
San Marino11:33,214932
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Fórmica (1) & Fòrmica (1) are calculated separately.

Formica (135) may also be a first name.

Formica Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Formica in the Italian language is the word for the English 'ant'.

- stefformica

Formica Last Name Facts

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

The last name Formica is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Fórmica or Fòrmica. Click here for other possible spellings of Formica.

How Common Is The Last Name Formica? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,121st most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 679,238 people. The surname Formica is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Formica reside; 63 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent reside in Italic Europe. Formica is also the 797,647th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 135 people.

The last name is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 6,709 people, or 1 in 9,116. In Italy it is most common in: Sicily, where 36 percent are found, Piedmont, where 10 percent are found and Lazio, where 10 percent are found. Besides Italy it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Formica Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Formica has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Formica surname grew 50,775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Formica Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Formica last name are 4.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Formica earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning €31,296 per year; in United States they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning $50,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.76% more than the national average, earning $61,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fórmica951/
Fòrmica951/
Formicka939/
Foormica932/
Formiecka881/
Formico86159/
Formici86128/
Formice8617/
Formeca864/
Formiza862/
Formika861/
Farmica861/
Formicki80520/
Formichi80423/
Formicci802/
Formeza7122/
Fourmirzai7112/
Vermica719/
Formesa713/
Farmiza713/
Farmika712/
Formeki711/
Farmico711/
Formeka711/
Farmaika675/
Farmieza671/
Formegio671/

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