Formoso is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Formoso
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Formoso

How popular is Formoso?

Formoso is common in Brazil.

Formoso is ranked 35055 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Formosos grew by 19.02357 per cent to 707 since 2000 and ranked 32524 after elevating 3233 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 42.43 43.77
White 33.8 36.53
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 21.5 17.68
Black 1.27 0
Others 0.99 1.85
Formoso is quite popular family name mostly used in Philippines while Uruguay is ahead in terms of density. Around 14183 people have been found who wears Formoso as their family name. Formoso is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
1,333 Guam2
118,441 Germany2
54,641 Sweden2
7,292 Vietnam1
53,033 Nigeria1
7,895 South Korea1
91,024 Belgium1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
25,746 Finland1
7,941 Guatemala1
28,365 Kenya1
17,575 Kuwait1
12,745 Luxembourg1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
9,591 Panama1
24,176 Qatar1
6,820 Angola1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
70,431 Canada41
2,675 Costa Rica27
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,957 Switzerland81
38,122 Australia56
17,601 United Arab Emirates54
Countries with hundreds of Formoso:
35,852 United States797
15,454 Italy683
1,308 Uruguay342
13,215 Mexico314
6,413 Venezuela251
53,810 France184
32,841 England134
4,263 Portugal120
Countries with thousands of Formoso:
2,059 Philippines5,607
2,198 Spain2,251
3,062 Argentina1,628
8,689 Brazil1,590
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Alessandro Formoso worked as laborer and hailed from Mongrassano, Italy. 34 years old embarked for New York from Gibraltar & Naples on California and arrived on April 22, 1893. Alex Formoso, Alex Formoso, aged 40, Anton Formoso (8), Bertha Formoso (36), Giuseppe Formoso, aged 39, 4 years old Jaques Formoso, 6 months old Molz Formoso, Wilhme. Formoso, aged 6, are others that migrated to US.

Formoso Namesakes

  • Sasha Formoso, Film actress

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