Fornah Surname

18,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Fornah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fornah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone29,1911:24339
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
England381:1,466,26563,675
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Gambia41:480,863548
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fornah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fornah occurs in Sierra Leone more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornah? popularity and diffusion

Fornah is the 18,744th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 247,859 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fornah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Fornah is most commonly held in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 29,191 people, or 1 in 243. Other than Sierra Leone this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Fornah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fornah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fornah last name rose 12,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fornah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fornah surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

Fornah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.77% less than the national average, earning $33,757 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fornash92461/
Forngah921/
Fornath921/
Fornach921/
Forna91392/
Fornea831,556/
Fornai83885/
Fornas83870/
Fornay83157/
Fourna8337/
Farnah8317/
Fornau836/
Fornoh835/
Fernah834/
Fornat833/
Vornah831/
Foorna831/
Fornaa831/
Fornaś831/
Fornga831/
Fornaj831/
Forinnash801/
Forneas77356/
Foremna77233/
Fournat77162/
Farnach7744/
Fournau7738/
Fornoth7715/
Forynna775/
Farneah774/
Fornosh773/
Fornnoh772/
Forneau772/
Fournas772/
Farnash771/
Fornais771/
Fornass771/
Fornaux771/
Ffornna771/
Farngah771/
Fournea770/
Forno734,961/
Ferna73363/
Farna73126/
Vorna7313/
Forná735/
Fornò732/
Fournaux71247/
Fournaud71127/
Fournais71123/
Fourniea7151/
Farhnath711/
Farnahaj711/
Fornhead711/
Fornaggi711/
Farnacht710/
Forney679,551/
Fornos672,528/
Farnaz671,542/
Fernau671,323/
Fourneaux67719/
Farnas67364/
Fourgnaud67258/
Farnad67213/
Fernea67182/
Farnga67115/
Fourno6799/
Farnea6798/
Fernay6748/
Faerna6748/
Fornot6734/
Farnay6734/
Fornós6729/
Vohrna6725/
Farnau6725/
Fornei6723/
Farnat6722/
Farnaj6721/
Farnap6720/
Farzna6713/
Fourneaud679/
Farhna678/
Varnah676/
Vernah674/
Voorna674/
Farnha673/
Vornay673/
Fourneaut673/
Forñea673/
Vornea672/
Forngo672/
Fernna672/
Fornaiová672/
Fornayova672/
Farnai671/
Fornop671/
Vuorna671/
Farnaś671/
Farnaş671/
Fourgnaux671/

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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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  • 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 Fornah
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