Fornay Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fornay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fornay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
France571:1,165,311123,217
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Fornay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fornay occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,391,595th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Fornay is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Fornay are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 136,882. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Valais, where 78 percent reside, Canton of Bern, where 12 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 3 percent reside. Not including Switzerland Fornay is found in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 36 percent reside and Argentina, where 14 percent reside.

Fornay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fornay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 142 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fornay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fornay surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Fornay earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.98% more than the national average, earning $65,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forny91441/
Forna91392/
Fornah8329,402/
Forney839,551/
Fourny832,990/
Fornea831,556/
Fornai83885/
Fornas83870/
Fernay8348/
Fourna8337/
Farnay8334/
Fornau836/
Fornyi835/
Vornay833/
Fornat833/
Fornéy832/
Forniy831/
Foorna831/
Fornaa831/
Fornaś831/
Fornga831/
Fornaj831/
Furnay830/
Foerny830/
Foorny830/
Foremnaya8025/
Fornayova802/
Forinnaya801/
Fourney77499/
Fornash77461/
Foremny77441/
Forneas77356/
Foremna77233/
Fournat77162/
Fornaio7779/
Fornaia7775/
Fournau7738/
Fournoy778/
Forynna775/
Fournas772/
Fahrnay771/
Fornass771/
Fornais771/
Fornach771/
Fornath771/
Fornaux771/
Forngah771/
Farhnay771/
Forneys771/
Ffornna771/
Fournea770/
Forhney770/
Foorney770/
Forni7310,032/
Forne73879/
Farny73647/
Ferna73363/
Farna73126/
Furna7370/
Forné7344/
Vorna7313/
Furny736/
Forná735/
Fornè731/
Fournaux71247/
Fournaud71127/
Fournais71123/
Fourniea7151/
Foremnyi7151/
Foremnyy7111/
Forynnyi716/
Forinnyy711/
Farznaye711/
Fornhead711/
Fornaggi711/
Forner6710,361/
Fornes677,181/
Vernay676,722/
Farney672,259/
Farnaz671,542/
Furney671,523/
Fernau671,323/
Fornis671,061/
Fornet671,022/
Furnas67940/
Ferney67656/
Furnea67530/
Farnas67364/
Fornue67286/
Fourgnaud67258/
Farnad67213/
Fernea67182/
Forniz67181/
Fahrny67136/
Várnay67135/
Farnga67115/
Fornez67114/
Fourne67112/
Fornés67100/
Farnea6798/
Fourni6775/
Varnay6775/
Fornie6754/
Faerna6748/
Fornio6733/
Fornge6726/
Farnau6725/
Vohrna6725/
Fornei6723/
Farnat6722/
Farnaj6721/
Farnap6720/
Farnah6717/
Fourné6716/
Fornäs6714/
Furnad6713/
Farzna6713/
Furnoy679/
Farhna678/
Fornée677/
Fournè676/
Fornís675/
Fornit674/
Voorna674/
Vorney674/
Fernah674/
Farnha673/
Furnaz673/
Forñea673/
Furnye672/
Vornea672/
Fernna672/
Fornaiová672/
Forneh672/
Fornès672/
Farinnaya671/
Farnai671/
Forinnash671/
Fornih671/
Vornoy671/
Fernoy671/
Vornah671/
Fárney671/
Vuorna671/
Fürnau671/
Farnaś671/
Farnaş671/
Forgni671/
Fornee671/
Fornui671/
Fourgnaux671/
Forgne670/
Fornip670/
Forned670/
Furnau670/
Furnny670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fornay
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