Fornar Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Fornar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fornar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fornar Last Name Facts

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

Fornar is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fornar.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Fornar is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fornar live; 75 percent live in South America and 63 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 80 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 13 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Fornar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fornar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fornar last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fornear92203/
Fornare9220/
Fornard925/
Fornart921/
Fournar920/
Fournard8661/
Fournair864/
Fornor8391/
Fernar833/
Furnar833/
Farnar832/
Fournaire802/
Furnare7774/
Farnard776/
Fornore776/
Farngar775/
Fornord772/
Farnaar771/
Furnair771/
Fornnor771/
Forneyr770/
Farnaur770/
Furnard770/
Furnear770/
Fourneir719/
Fournour713/
Farnhare710/
Fargnahr710/
Ferneaur710/
Vernar6751/
Varnar6719/
Vornor672/
Fernár671/
Farnhardt671/
Fourrneir670/

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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 Fornar
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