Formosa Surname
Approximately 5,542 people bear this surname
Formosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 1,889 | 1:228 | 53 |
| Australia | 903 | 1:29,896 | 4,012 |
| United States | 816 | 1:444,190 | 38,145 |
| France | 352 | 1:188,701 | 29,353 |
| Italy | 339 | 1:180,403 | 26,873 |
| Canada | 330 | 1:111,653 | 11,929 |
| England | 326 | 1:170,914 | 15,706 |
| Argentina | 186 | 1:229,803 | 18,801 |
| Brazil | 141 | 1:1,518,258 | 50,663 |
| Spain | 42 | 1:1,113,144 | 39,565 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Formosa (99) may also be a first name.
Formosa Demographics
Average Formosa Salary in
United States
$51,581 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Formosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Formosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Formosa (Russian: Формоса) is carried by more people in Malta than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Formosa? popularity and diffusion
Formosa is the 86,878th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,314,967 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Formosa are found; 42 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent are found in Italic Europe. Formosa is also the 951,070th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 99 people.
This surname is most common in Malta, where it is held by 1,889 people, or 1 in 228. Excluding Malta Formosa occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Formosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Formosa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Formosa last name grew 3,264 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Formosa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Formosa last name are 17.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.56% registered with the political party.
The amount Formosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 172.56% more than the national average, earning €81,849 per year; in Norway they earn 13.45% less than the national average, earning 299,539 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.54% more than the national average, earning $51,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.52% more than the national average, earning $55,903 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formosoa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Formosia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Formoso | 86 | 8,222 | / |
| Formusa | 86 | 160 | / |
| Formosi | 86 | 71 | / |
| Formose | 86 | 47 | / |
| Formoza | 86 | 39 | / |
| Fermosa | 86 | 20 | / |
| Farmosa | 86 | 19 | / |
| Formasa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Formesa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Formoca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Formosso | 80 | 24 | / |
| Formoser | 80 | 6 | / |
| Formosos | 80 | 4 | / |
| Foermose | 80 | 2 | / |
| Formosis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Formosco | 80 | 1 | / |
| Formozia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Formozas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Formasia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fermoosah | 75 | 11 | / |
| Formossoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Formosher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fermoso | 71 | 610 | / |
| Formuso | 71 | 339 | / |
| Farmosi | 71 | 119 | / |
| Formozo | 71 | 77 | / |
| Formozi | 71 | 46 | / |
| Formeza | 71 | 22 | / |
| Formajo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Formasi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Fermesa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Farmusa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Farmoza | 71 | 6 | / |
| Formaza | 71 | 5 | / |
| Formazo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Formaso | 71 | 3 | / |
| Formojo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fermoza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Formazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vermosa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farmoso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farmesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furmoso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Formagio | 67 | 1,107 | / |
| Formacio | 67 | 362 | / |
| Farmouza | 67 | 18 | / |
| Formasit | 67 | 15 | / |
| Formachi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Formusoh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Formágio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Formegio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Formazza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhermoso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Formusou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Formouzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Formazha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Formasoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Formadjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Formaces | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farmosso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Formogio | 67 | 1 | / |
Formosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Formosa in the Russian language | ||
| Формоса | formosa | - |
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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 Formosa
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