Fornara Surname

96,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Fornara Surname User-submission:

This Surname derives from the profession of 'baker' (Italian = fornaio). In the middle ages this job invovled managin baking ovens.

Fornara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,0681:15,0342,467
France2221:299,20145,739
Switzerland1741:47,2016,376
Argentina1601:267,14621,500
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Austria201:425,77243,235
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Fornara (170) may also be a first name.

Fornara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This Surname derives from the profession of 'baker' (Italian = fornaio). In the middle ages this job invovled managin baking ovens.

- greg_fornara1966

Fornara Last Name Facts

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

Fornara (Russian: Форнара) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fornara is the 96,229th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,474,018 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Fornara reside; 85 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 85 percent reside in Italic Europe. Fornara is also the 701,320th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 170 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 4,068 people, or 1 in 15,034. In Italy it is primarily found in: Piedmont, where 82 percent live, Lombardy, where 9 percent live and Liguria, where 4 percent live. Besides Italy Fornara occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Fornara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fornara surname are 26.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.53% registered with the party.

The amount Fornara earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 25.66% less than the national average, earning €22,324 per year; in United States they earn 2.52% less than the national average, earning $42,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning $46,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fornarra935/
Fornari8610,684/
Fornaro867,128/
Fornera86584/
Fornare8620/
Fornary8614/
Fornora861/
Farnara860/
Fornaris803,717/
Fournari80319/
Fornario80274/
Fournera8051/
Fornariz8025/
Fornarys803/
Fornarou802/
Fornares802/
Fournary801/
Forneira801/
Fornarii801/
Farnaras801/
Fornarip800/
Fournaris75546/
Fournaros7597/
Fourneray7544/
Fournarou7532/
Foyrnaris755/
Fernaeraa754/
Fournares753/
Fournaire752/
Furnari717,895/
Fornero713,098/
Furnaro71117/
Furnare7174/
Furnary7163/
Fornoro7122/
Fornore716/
Farnaro713/
Forngnaree711/
Fornori711/
Fürnari711/
Fùrnari711/
Forneiro67243/
Vournari6733/
Furnaros6715/
Farnario6710/
Furnaris674/
Veernara673/
Fornorri672/
Farnarje672/
Fernerau672/
Forneroj671/
Fornáris671/
Fornerea671/
Ferneira671/
Furneira671/
Farnhare670/
Vornnora670/
Farnarie670/
Fornorod670/

Fornara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fornara in the Russian language
Форнараfornara-

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