Fornazari Surname

249,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Fornazari Surname User-submission:

The Fornasari surname and its variations have their origin in Italy, and it can mean forge/furnace maker or baked. The ancestores of Fornazari famiglia were masons or potters.

Fornazari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,5791:135,5765,175
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Fornazarí (1) are calculated separately.

Fornazari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Fornasari surname and its variations have their origin in Italy, and it can mean forge/furnace maker or baked. The ancestores of Fornazari famiglia were masons or potters.

- João Eduardo Kozan Silva Fornazari

Fornazari probably came from Italy, where it means 'baked in a furnace'. The ancestors of the Fornazari family were oven-birds/potters.

- João Eduardo Kozan Silva Fornazari

Fornazari Last Name Facts

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

Fornazari is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Fornazarí. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornazari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 249,113th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,571,861 people. Fornazari occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fornazari reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,579 people, or 1 in 135,576. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 60 percent are found, Paraná, where 27 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 1 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.

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