Fornallaz Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fornallaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fornallaz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
France241:2,767,613196,808
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fornallaz Last Name Facts

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

Fornallaz occurs most in Switzerland. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornallaz? popularity and diffusion

Fornallaz is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. Fornallaz is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Fornallaz are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 154,961. In Switzerland Fornallaz is most numerous in: Canton of Vaud, where 47 percent reside, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 19 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland Fornallaz exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 30 percent reside and Portugal, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fornala885/
Fornalha823/
Fornollas783/
Fornaglia781/
Fornallos781/
Fornola7514/
Varnalla712/
Farnalah711/
Varnala6346/
Farnola639/
Vornola631/
Fornelos59522/
Farngalo59202/
Farinnalo561/
Farnolo5011/
Varnalo501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fornallaz
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