Fornya Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Fornya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 25 | 1:142,455 | 15,214 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fornya Demographics
Fornya Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Fornya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fornya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fornya (Russian: Форня) is held by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fornya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Fornya reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Moldova, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 142,455. In Moldova Fornya is most prevalent in: Soroca District, where 76 percent are found, Bălți Municipality, where 16 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Moldova it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 43 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
Fornya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Fornya last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fornyah | 92 | 20 | / |
| Fornea | 83 | 1,556 | / |
| Fornia | 83 | 271 | / |
| Furnya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Fornja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farnya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fornias | 77 | 215 | / |
| Fournia | 77 | 57 | / |
| Fornyos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fournea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fourneau | 71 | 2,360 | / |
| Fourniat | 71 | 81 | / |
| Fourniea | 71 | 51 | / |
| Forniash | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fournias | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farnia | 67 | 1,606 | / |
| Furnea | 67 | 530 | / |
| Furnia | 67 | 309 | / |
| Fourgnaud | 67 | 258 | / |
| Farnea | 67 | 98 | / |
| Fornio | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vornia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Farnha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Forñea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fourgnaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forneo | 67 | 0 | / |
Fornya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fornya in the Russian language | ||
| Форня | forna | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fornya
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