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

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

Formosa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Formosa in the Russian language
Формосаformosa-

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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
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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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