Faama Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Faama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Faama (19) may also be a first name.
Faama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faama (Hindi: फईमा) is found most frequently in The Ivory Coast. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Faama.
How Common Is The Last Name Faama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Faama is the 4,116,508th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Faama reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 19 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,097,385. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Vallée du Bandama District, where 91 percent reside and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 9 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faama in the Hindi language | ||
| फईमा | pha'ima | - |
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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 Faama
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