Faham Surname

115,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Faham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,3041:29,6255,418
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Iran2581:297,60721,136
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
France1101:603,84379,953
Pakistan551:3,248,07125,480
India331:23,244,406321,547
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Israel241:356,56829,419
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Faham (1,234) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahaim912,317/
Fahaam912/
Fahamd911/
Fahm89699/
Faam89148/
Fham8966/
Fahym80490/
Fhame8053/
Fhaim8011/
Vaham8010/
Fahum808/
Fathm805/
Faaim802/
Fahtm801/
Fahmt801/
Faame801/
Fayhm801/
Fam7516,358/
Faheim73367/
Phaham732/
Faammd731/
Fathme731/
Pham674,777,723/
Faim676,235/
Fame672,117/
Fatm67195/
Famm6745/
Faum6741/
Famh6728/
Fhom6718/
Fasm6714/
Pfam6710/
Fajm673/
Hfam673/
Famd673/
Fohm673/
Faheemh673/
Feam672/
Vahm672/
Famt672/
Faheeme672/
Ffam671/
Vaam671/
Wfam671/
Fgam670/

Faham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faham in the Oriya language
ଫାହମphahama-
Faham in the Marathi language
फहमphahama50
फाहमphahama25
फहामphahama25
Faham in the Hindi language
फहमphahama45
फहामphahama25
फाहमphahama20
फहमीदाphahamida2.5
फाहामphahama2.5
अहमदahamada2.5
फ़ाहमfahama2.5
Faham in the Arabic language
فحامfham-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faham
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