Fahim Surname

3,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Fahim Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Arabic word fahm (فهم), which means 'understanding' or 'to understand'.

Fahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh103,6361:1,538146
Egypt30,2641:3,038423
India11,5631:66,3384,510
Morocco9,7131:3,549342
Pakistan7,4441:23,9981,286
Sri Lanka4,0201:5,176746
Iraq3,5841:9,772779
Iran3,4691:22,1342,803
Saudi Arabia2,5441:12,1291,681
Afghanistan2,4071:13,358823
Algeria1,9821:19,4913,574
United Arab Emirates1,4151:6,475830
Syria8921:21,6381,543
United States7081:511,94842,890
Kuwait6461:5,883808
France4901:135,55720,736
Indonesia4541:291,29826,005
Qatar2871:8,216893
Yemen2381:111,0316,405
Canada2191:168,24516,926
Spain1861:251,35516,061
England1601:348,23825,208
Lebanon1581:35,6783,439
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Malaysia801:368,67819,491
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Australia601:449,92835,109
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Norway121:428,52437,411
Finland121:458,05828,977
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Oman111:335,2704,992
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Fahim (256,883) may also be a first name.

Fahim Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Arabic word fahm (فهم), which means 'understanding' or 'to understand'.

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Fahim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fahim (Arabic: فاهم, Hindi: फहीम, Marathi: फहीम, Oriya: ଫହିମ) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,007th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 38,906 people. The last name Fahim occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Fahim live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Fahim is also the 4,093rd most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 256,883 people.

Fahim is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 103,636 people, or 1 in 1,538. Beside Bangladesh it exists in 74 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 16 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Fahim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (51%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Fahim last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fahim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 45.01% less than the national average, earning €16,514 per year; in United States they earn 14.28% more than the national average, earning $49,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $56,835 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahiem911,292/
Faahim918/
Fhahim913/
Fahimm911/
Fahahim8310/
Faheeim831/
Fahem808,532/
Fehim80710/
Vahim8067/
Fohim8013/
Faeim808/
Feaim801/
Faehm801/
Féhim801/
Fahimova774/
Phahim73277/
Faijim736/
Fouaim734/
Fahemm732/
Feeaim731/
Faehem731/
Faeehm731/
Feahem731/
Faeeim731/
Faem6724/
Faheeem679/
Vaaheim677/
Faheemh673/
Faheeme672/

Fahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fahim in the Hindi language
फहीमphahima97.9
फ़हीमfahima0.37
फ़हिमfahima0.13
शमीमsamima0.01
फहीम्phahim0
खांkham0
Fahim in the Marathi language
फहीमphahima75.95
फाहीमphahima15.7
रहीमrahima2.23
कहीमkahima0.67
अलीमalima0.56
अजीमajima0.56
फ़हीमfahima0.45
हीमhima0.33
पहीमpahima0.22
फ़ईमfa'ima0.11
वहीमvahima0.11
शाहीsahi0.11
Fahim in the Oriya language
ଫହିମphahima52.08
ଫହିମ୍phahim22.92
ମହmaha8.33
ଫଇମpha'ima4.17
ଫାହିମphahima4.17
ଫୟିମphayima2.08
ଫାହିମ୍phahim2.08
ପଇମpa'ima2.08
େଫୖହିମephahima2.08
Fahim in the Arabic language
فاهمfahm-
فهيمfhym-

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