Formston Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Formston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Formston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:530,64833,151
Australia561:482,06636,890
Wales241:128,9399,528
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330

Formston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Formston has its highest incidence in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Formston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,198,640th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Formston reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

Formston is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 530,648. In England Formston is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 57 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent live and Cheshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from England Formston is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent live and Wales, where 12 percent live.

Formston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Formston has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Formston last name increased 228 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Formston
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