Formo Surname

426,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Formo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Formo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3551:14,4851,690
United States3291:1,101,69979,755
Canada601:614,09350,489
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Formo (176) may also be a first name.

Formo Last Name Facts

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

Formo occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Formo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 426,196th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,985,877 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Formo live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 687,834th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 176 people.

Formo is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 355 people, or 1 in 14,485. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 59 percent are found, Central Norway, where 32 percent are found and Western Norway, where 6 percent are found. Other than Norway Formo is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Formo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Formo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 32,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Formo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Formo last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Formo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning 343,753 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.5% less than the national average, earning R 203,172 per year; in United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.11% less than the national average, earning $39,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Formos91141/
Formoy91139/
Formou913/
Fourmo912/
Forrmo911/
Formoh911/
Fourmou83136/
Fourmoy83108/
Formost839/
Formous831/
Formoss831/
Formooh831/
Formott830/
Fermo803,165/
Forma802,620/
Farmo80161/
Vormo8031/
Furmo803/
Fourmois7731/
Fourmost771/
Formoush771/
Formas73878/
Formaz73310/
Fourma73123/
Format73118/
Formah7388/
Farmos7330/
Fermoy7324/
Farmod7324/
Fermou735/
Formad735/
Farmou733/
Formau733/
Formga732/
Farmoz732/
Formha731/
Farmoš731/
Fohrma730/
Farmoy730/
Fourmas67491/
Farmood6766/
Formaux6734/
Fourmau6717/
Foormat6712/
Formaha679/
Formeau677/
Formaut677/
Farmooz675/
Farmosh671/
Formatt671/
Formath671/
Formast671/
Farmouz671/
Formash671/

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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
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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 Formo
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