Faham Surname
Approximately 3,986 people bear this surname
Faham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,304 | 1:29,625 | 5,418 |
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Iran | 258 | 1:297,607 | 21,136 |
| United States | 120 | 1:3,020,491 | 176,226 |
| France | 110 | 1:603,843 | 79,953 |
| Pakistan | 55 | 1:3,248,071 | 25,480 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Faham (1,234) may also be a first name.
Faham Demographics
Faham Political Affiliation
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Faham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faham (Arabic: فحام, Hindi: फहम, Marathi: फहम, Oriya: ଫାହମ) occurs most in Algeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faham? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 115,777th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,828,285 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Faham are found; 58 percent are found in North Africa and 41 percent are found in Mahgreb. Faham is also the 225,156th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 1,234 people.
The surname Faham is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 1,304 people, or 1 in 29,625. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Boumerdès Province, where 82 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 17 percent are found and Blida Province, where 0 percent are found. Barring Algeria it exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found.
Faham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Faham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faham surname increased 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Faham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Faham surname are 37.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.48% registered with the party.
Faham earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.99% more than the national average, earning $49,186 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fahaim | 91 | 2,317 | / |
| Fahaam | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fahamd | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fahm | 89 | 699 | / |
| Faam | 89 | 148 | / |
| Fham | 89 | 66 | / |
| Fahym | 80 | 490 | / |
| Fhame | 80 | 53 | / |
| Fhaim | 80 | 11 | / |
| Vaham | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fahum | 80 | 8 | / |
| Fathm | 80 | 5 | / |
| Faaim | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fahtm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fahmt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fayhm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fam | 75 | 16,358 | / |
| Faheim | 73 | 367 | / |
| Phaham | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faammd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fathme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pham | 67 | 4,777,723 | / |
| Faim | 67 | 6,235 | / |
| Fame | 67 | 2,117 | / |
| Fatm | 67 | 195 | / |
| Famm | 67 | 45 | / |
| Faum | 67 | 41 | / |
| Famh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Fhom | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fasm | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pfam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fajm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hfam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Famd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fohm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faheemh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Feam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vahm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Famt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faheeme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ffam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wfam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fgam | 67 | 0 | / |
Faham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faham in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫାହମ | phahama | - |
| Faham in the Marathi language | ||
| फहम | phahama | 50 |
| फाहम | phahama | 25 |
| फहाम | phahama | 25 |
| Faham in the Hindi language | ||
| फहम | phahama | 45 |
| फहाम | phahama | 25 |
| फाहम | phahama | 20 |
| फहमीदा | phahamida | 2.5 |
| फाहाम | phahama | 2.5 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 2.5 |
| फ़ाहम | fahama | 2.5 |
| Faham in the Arabic language | ||
| فحام | fham | - |
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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
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- 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 Faham
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