Fornis Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Fornis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fornis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8411:120,37820,736
Spain1161:403,03521,972
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Fornís (5) are calculated separately.

Fornis (14) may also be a first name.

Fornis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fornis is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Fornís. Click here for further possible spellings of Fornis.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fornis is the 345,133rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,868,564 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Fornis are found; 79 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 79 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread forename in the world, held by 14 people.

The surname Fornis is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 841 people, or 1 in 120,378. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Eastern Visayas, where 41 percent live, National Capital Region, where 16 percent live and Central Visayas, where 13 percent live. Barring The Philippines Fornis occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Fornis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fornis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fornis last name grew 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fornis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fornis last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Fornis earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $46,505 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fornís945/
Fornies92761/
Fournis92435/
Forniss92149/
Fornios924/
Forneis922/
Fornish921/
Fornais921/
Fornise920/
Fornist920/
Forni9110,032/
Fournais86123/
Fournies8663/
Fourniss8626/
Fournois862/
Fornes837,181/
Fornai83885/
Forniz83181/
Fornés83100/
Furnis8381/
Fourni8375/
Fornie8354/
Fernis8343/
Fornio8333/
Farnis8324/
Fornei8323/
Fornix8322/
Fornäs8314/
Vornis837/
Fornyi835/
Fornit834/
Fornès832/
Fornih831/
Forniy831/
Forgni831/
Fornui831/
Fornip830/
Fournaise80684/
Furniss776,099/
Furnish772,184/
Fournie771,811/
Forness77837/
Fournes77595/
Forneas77356/
Farnish77237/
Fornaia7775/
Fürniss7745/
Farniss7733/
Fornich7732/
Fernish7716/
Fournès7713/
Fornges7711/
Fornest7710/
Fournit7710/
Fornitt776/
Forneus776/
Furnies775/
Farnois774/
Ferniss774/
Farneis774/
Farnais773/
Fernies772/
Forhnes771/
Fornith771/
Furnise771/
Voornis771/
Foremni771/
Fornyos771/
Fournio771/
Fernais771/
Forneys771/
Furneis770/
Forrnes770/
Furnist770/
Furnisz770/
Forgnes770/
Forne73879/
Forny73441/
Forna73392/
Farni73312/
Forné7344/
Vorni739/
Forná735/
Fornè731/
Fourniez71123/
Fourness7197/
Fourniea7151/
Foremnyi7151/
Fournest719/
Fournets716/
Forynnyi716/
Voornies712/
Fournice711/
Furnisse711/
Voorneis711/
Fuurniss711/
Farnishe711/
Fornaggi711/
Farnaiss711/
Farnisse710/
Forner6710,361/
Forney679,551/
Fahrni673,296/
Fourny672,990/
Farnes671,563/
Fornea671,556/
Furnes671,149/
Fornet671,022/
Vernis67960/
Ferniz67393/
Farnie67195/
Fernes67181/
Fornay67157/
Varnis67153/
Fürniß67150/
Vornes67148/
Fornez67114/
Fourne67112/
Fourna6737/
Fornge6726/
Förnäs6726/
Furniz6721/
Förnes6719/
Fourné6716/
Farhni6710/
Vurnis679/
Farnic678/
Fornée677/
Fournè676/
Farnés676/
Fornex675/
Fernäs672/
Fornaiová672/
Forneh672/
Fornéy672/
Fatrni672/
Farnai671/
Faarni671/
Farnei671/
Foorna671/
Fornaa671/
Fornee671/
Fournierz671/
Fharni671/
Fornaj671/
Forgne670/
Forned670/
Foorny670/

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