Fornya Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Fornya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fornya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova251:142,45515,214
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fornya Last Name Facts

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

Fornya (Russian: Форня) is found in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fornya.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Fornya reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Moldova, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 142,455. In Moldova it is mostly found in: Soroca District, where 76 percent are found, Bălți Municipality, where 16 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Moldova this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 43 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Fornya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fornya surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fornyah9220/
Fornea831,556/
Fornia83271/
Furnya836/
Fornja831/
Farnya831/
Fornias77215/
Fournia7757/
Fornyos771/
Fournea770/
Fourneau712,360/
Fourniat7181/
Fourniea7151/
Forniash712/
Fournias711/
Farnia671,606/
Furnea67530/
Furnia67309/
Fourgnaud67258/
Farnea6798/
Fornio6733/
Vornia676/
Farnha673/
Forñea673/
Fourgnaux671/
Forneo670/

Fornya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fornya in the Russian language
Форняforna-

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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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