Fahamu Surname

369,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Fahamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fahamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5811:127,15913,690
Tanzania2761:191,81716,484
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fahamu (2,084) may also be a first name.

Fahamu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fahamu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fahamu (Hindi: फहमू) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahamu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 369,806th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 7,497,475 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fahamu reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 164,965th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 2,084 people.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 127,159. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 28 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Fahamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faamu9111/
Fahmu915/
Faamau8316/
Fahmud833/
Fahmui831/
Fa'amu831/
Fahmou831/
Fahmau831/
Famu80198/
Fa'amau772/
Famhaus770/
Famau73909/
Famou73198/
Famus7360/
Famut7317/
Fatmu7311/
Phamu739/
Faimu738/
Famud735/
Faemu733/
Vaamu732/
Fammu732/
Famui731/
Famuh731/
Fameu731/
Famuš731/
Famous673,210/
Faimau67400/
Faumui67215/
Fajmut67155/
Faamoe6760/
Fameus6750/
Faymau679/
Phamou673/
Fammou671/
Vaihmu671/
Fatmou671/
Faimud671/
Phaimu671/
Faymus671/
Fatmau671/
Phamus671/
Famgou671/
Famaus671/
Famuth670/
Famaud670/

Fahamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fahamu in the Hindi language
फहमूphahamu-

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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 Fahamu
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