The Fornara surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 102 people carried this name — #148,244 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 150 people named Fornara.
37 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Meuse.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
122 people named Fornara live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 106 people named Fornara live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Fornara,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pasquale Fornara 1925–1990 · sport cyclist -
Pasquale Fornara 1925–1990 · sport cyclist
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Carlo Fornara 1871–1968 · painter
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Carlo Fornara 1871–1968 · painter
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Piero Fornara 1897–1975 · politician
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Piero Fornara 1897–1975 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fornara.
- Forler 214 · U.S. census
- Forlini 263 · U.S. census
- Formento 205 · U.S. census
- Formica 1,393 · U.S. census
- Formisano 500 · U.S. census
- Formosa 528 · U.S. census
- Fornari 295 · U.S. census
- Fornaro 378 · U.S. census
- Fornelli 256 · U.S. census
- Forner 632 · U.S. census
- Forneris 196 · U.S. census
- Fornero 149 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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