Formos Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Formos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Formos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1151:395,85047,959
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Formos (12) may also be a first name.

Formos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Formos (Russian: Формос) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Formos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Formos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Formos live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Formos is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 395,850. In Ukraine Formos is mostly found in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 37 percent reside, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 28 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine Formos occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Formos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Formos last name is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

Formos earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.86% less than the national average, earning $40,313 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Formose9247/
Formost929/
Formous921/
Formoss921/
Formo91811/
Fourmois8631/
Fourmost861/
Formoush861/
Formas83878/
Formus83159/
Formoy83139/
Farmos8330/
Formou833/
Fermos833/
Fourmo832/
Formoh831/
Forrmo831/
Fourmas77491/
Fourmou77136/
Fourmoy77108/
Formeus775/
Farmosh771/
Formooh771/
Formast771/
Formash771/
Formott770/
Fermoss770/
Forma732,620/
Farmo73161/
Vormo7331/
Fermoush712/
Farmoush711/
Fermoosh711/
Formhahs710/
Fermas671,571/
Farmas67322/
Formaz67310/
Farmhouse67252/
Farmus67138/
Fourma67123/
Format67118/
Formah6788/
Vormus6767/
Vármos6735/
Farmod6724/
Formozova6723/
Formuz6718/
Formazova6714/
Formad675/
Vermos675/
Farmou673/
Formau673/
Formga672/
Farmoz672/
Furmas671/
Formha671/
Furmus671/
Farmousse671/
Fôrmas671/
Farmosova671/
Farmoš671/
Formac671/
Fermoz671/
Fohrma670/
Farmoy670/

Formos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Formos in the Russian language
Формосformos-

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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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  • 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 Formos
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