Formosa Surname

86,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malta
Highest density in:
Malta

Formosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Formosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malta1,8891:22853
Australia9031:29,8964,012
United States8161:444,19038,145
France3521:188,70129,353
Italy3391:180,40326,873
Canada3301:111,65311,929
England3261:170,91415,706
Argentina1861:229,80318,801
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Wales361:85,9597,098
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway61:857,04855,549
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
China21:683,660,78330,601
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Formosa (99) may also be a first name.

Formosa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Formosa (Russian: Формоса) is found in Malta more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Formosa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,878th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,314,967 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Formosa reside; 42 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 951,070th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 99 people.

The surname Formosa is most frequently used in Malta, where it is borne by 1,889 people, or 1 in 228. Besides Malta it exists 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 frequency of Formosa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Formosa last name expanded 3,264 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Formosa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Formosa surname are 17.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.56% registered with the 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

Formosa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Formosa in the Russian language
Формосаformosa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Formosa
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