Forming Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Forming Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 43 | 1:1,785,640 | 66,464 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Forming (27) may also be a first name.
Forming Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forming Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forming is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Forming.
How Common Is The Last Name Forming? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Forming live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 27 people.
The last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,785,640. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 74 percent reside, Markazi Province, where 19 percent reside and Ilam Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Iran this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formin | 92 | 221 | / |
| Formina | 86 | 134 | / |
| Formijn | 86 | 23 | / |
| Ferming | 86 | 18 | / |
| Fourmin | 86 | 17 | / |
| Farming | 86 | 15 | / |
| Forhmin | 86 | 5 | / |
| Formn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farmings | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farrming | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pferming | 80 | 0 | / |
| Farmin | 77 | 165 | / |
| Formen | 77 | 155 | / |
| Vormin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Formyn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Forminova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Forment | 71 | 1,186 | / |
| Varming | 71 | 432 | / |
| Farmina | 71 | 93 | / |
| Phormin | 71 | 7 | / |
| Formyna | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vormeng | 71 | 3 | / |
| Furminc | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vormien | 71 | 2 | / |
| Farmien | 71 | 2 | / |
| Formeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fourmen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farrmin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Farmind | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fourment | 67 | 1,498 | / |
| Farmn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phormmin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Formentì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaarming | 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
- 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 Forming
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis