Fornari Surname

48,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Fornari Surname User-submission:

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

Fornari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6,4321:9,5081,425
Brazil2,2731:94,1813,558
Argentina7871:54,3124,584
United States3891:931,77169,805
France2531:262,54040,467
Uruguay1461:23,5052,739
Spain751:623,36028,648
Canada581:635,26952,014
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
England121:4,643,172139,951
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
San Marino11:33,214932
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Fornari (121) may also be a first name.

Fornari 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

Fornari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fornari occurs most in Italy. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornari? popularity and diffusion

It is the 48,287th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 682,099 people. The surname Fornari is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Fornari are found; 61 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 848,089th most frequent forename globally It is held by 121 people.

The surname Fornari is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 6,432 people, or 1 in 9,508. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Lazio, where 27 percent are found, Emilia-Romagna, where 27 percent are found and Lombardy, where 23 percent are found. Not including Italy it is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Fornari Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fornari has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fornari surname expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fornari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fornari surname are 13.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fornari earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.51% more than the national average, earning €34,987 per year; in Peru they earn 49.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,933 per year; in South Africa they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning R 224,664 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.51% less than the national average, earning $17,818,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $42,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $53,578 CAD per year.

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