Formica Surname
Approximately 10,729 people bear this surname
Formica Surname User-submission:
Formica in the Italian language is the word for the English 'ant'.
Formica Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 6,709 | 1:9,116 | 1,341 |
| United States | 2,031 | 1:178,463 | 17,873 |
| Argentina | 680 | 1:62,858 | 5,365 |
| Australia | 479 | 1:56,358 | 6,877 |
| France | 209 | 1:317,812 | 48,279 |
| Canada | 115 | 1:320,396 | 29,368 |
| Belgium | 97 | 1:118,522 | 17,481 |
| Brazil | 82 | 1:2,610,663 | 78,641 |
| Switzerland | 75 | 1:109,506 | 11,444 |
| Venezuela | 59 | 1:511,934 | 9,699 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1:116,108 | 6,306 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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'.
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Average Formica Salary in
United States
$50,515 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Formica Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Formica Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Formica occurs most in Italy. It can be found in the variant forms: Fórmica or Fòrmica. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Formica? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 48,121st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 679,238 people. The surname Formica occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Formica are found; 63 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 797,647th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 135 people.
Formica is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 6,709 people, or 1 in 9,116. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sicily, where 36 percent live, Piedmont, where 10 percent live and Lazio, where 10 percent live. Barring Italy this surname occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.
Formica Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Formica has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Formica last name increased 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% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fórmica | 95 | 1 | / |
| Fòrmica | 95 | 1 | / |
| Formicka | 93 | 9 | / |
| Foormica | 93 | 2 | / |
| Formiecka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Formico | 86 | 159 | / |
| Formici | 86 | 128 | / |
| Formice | 86 | 17 | / |
| Formeca | 86 | 4 | / |
| Formiza | 86 | 2 | / |
| Formika | 86 | 1 | / |
| Farmica | 86 | 1 | / |
| Formicki | 80 | 520 | / |
| Formichi | 80 | 423 | / |
| Formicci | 80 | 2 | / |
| Formeza | 71 | 22 | / |
| Fourmirzai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Vermica | 71 | 9 | / |
| Formesa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Farmiza | 71 | 3 | / |
| Farmika | 71 | 2 | / |
| Formeki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farmico | 71 | 1 | / |
| Formeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farmaika | 67 | 5 | / |
| Farmieza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Formegio | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Formica
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