Formica is used as a family name or surname in Argentina. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Formica
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Argentina
Meaning: Name fairly widespread throughout Italy, including Sicily and Lazio. A priori, there should be a metaphor related to the ant (Italian "Formica"), a nickname for a very small person.

How popular is Formica?

Formica is common in Argentina.

Formica is ranked 41009 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Formicas plummeted by 0.9950249 per cent to 1393 since 2000 and slipped by 1173 spots and ranked at 19398. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.05 96.3
Hispanic or Latino 2.94 2.13
Others 1.15 0.92
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.43 0.36
Formica is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Italy which signifies that it is originated from Italy. Around 11912 people have been found who wears Formica as their family name. Formica is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
9,053 Senegal5
114,007 Czech Republic4
18,718 Thailand2
492,292 Ukraine1
10,190 Bahrain1
24,771 Colombia1
49,101 Denmark1
107,212 South Africa1
6,149 Ethiopia1
28,365 Kenya1
50,549 Georgia1
3,307 Malta1
53,505 Turkey1
586 San Marino1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,588 Luxembourg40
49,869 Spain38
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
69,202 Netherlands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,957 Switzerland81
24,466 Belgium67
Countries with hundreds of Formica:
31,115 Brazil382
7,781 Australia368
5,541 Venezuela301
37,175 France269
59,024 Germany168
27,126 Canada126
36,041 England118
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Formica:
1,347 Italy6,293
17,539 United States1,872
3,090 Argentina1,613
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Angela Formica worked as farmer and hailed from Diamonte, Italy. 16 years old embarked for New York from Naples on Kronprinz Fr.Wilhelm and arrived on December 11, 1893. Antonio Formica, aged 35, 37 years old Concetta Formica, 8 months old Concetta Formica, Diodato Formica (3), Domenico Formica, aged 42, Cook F.Paolo Formica, Francesco Formica, aged 43, Francesco Formica, aged 43, and 22 other Formica around 33.33% of whom were laborer while others worked as country man migrated to US.

Formica Namesakes

  • Alessandra Formica, Basketball Player
  • Rino Formica, Politician
  • Daniele Formica, Actor
  • Daniele Formica, Actor
  • Fabiana Formica, Actress
  • Fern Formica, Film actor
  • Lautaro Formica, Soccer player
  • Mauro Formica, Soccer player
  • Mauro Formica, Soccer player
  • Rino Formica, Politician

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