Formiga Surname

104,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Formiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Formiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3,1221:68,5702,547
Portugal7831:13,3061,056
Argentina2281:187,47115,646
Italy1301:470,43649,062
Spain1191:392,87421,594
France601:1,107,045119,335
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Formiga (17) may also be a first name.

Formiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Formiga (Russian: Формига) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Formiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 104,580th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,624,509 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Formiga reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 70 percent reside in Luso-South America. Formiga is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 3,122 people, or 1 in 68,570. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Paraíba, where 34 percent reside, São Paulo, where 14 percent reside and Federal District, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Formigo861,410/
Farmiga8681/
Furmiga8637/
Formigé8619/
Formuga865/
Formige864/
Formigó864/
Formega861/
Formigos8033/
Formigão804/
Formmigo801/
Formigoz801/
Formigou801/
Formigós801/
Farmega719/
Farmuga719/
Furmige713/
Vermiga711/
Formeget671/
Furmiger671/
Varmega5716/
Furmeage531/

Formiga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Formiga in the Russian language
Формигаformiga-

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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 Formiga
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