Fahma Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Fahma Surname User-submission:

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

Fahma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7281:181,66117,489
Lebanon3401:16,5802,179
India111:69,733,217610,955
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fahma (6,836) may also be a first name.

Fahma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Fahma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fahma (Arabic: فحمة, Hindi: फहमा) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 328,333rd most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,449,156 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Fahma are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 78,805th most common first name internationally It is held by 6,836 people.

The surname Fahma is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 728 people, or 1 in 181,661. In Indonesia Fahma is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 45 percent reside, West Java, where 23 percent reside and Central Java, where 14 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 30 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Fahma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fahma surname is predominantly Sunni (76%) in Lebanon.

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Faimah73167/
Faitma73144/
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Fattma7355/
Fatmaa7341/
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Fatmai7327/
Faimma7318/
Faamau7316/
Fatmha7316/
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Faisma739/
Fajmah739/
Faymau739/
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Fatmma738/
Faimoa738/
Fahmei737/
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Faimat736/
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Fautma735/
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Faamai733/
Fatmap733/
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Featma731/
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Famauj731/
Fatmau731/
Fatmea731/
Faamah731/
Faumah731/
Vahmah731/
Faasma731/
Fausma731/
Famaus731/
Faimaa731/
Famaha731/
Fahmou731/
Fatmad731/
Fatmay731/
Faamat731/
Fhouma731/
Fammai731/
Famash730/
Fhemay730/
Famaud730/
Vama6721,086/
Foma671,585/
Fema67656/
Famo67484/
Famà67207/
Famá6737/
Vaahama6725/
Vahamaa6712/
Faatmaa677/
Phahama674/
Vahamma672/
Fa'amau672/
Fhammas671/
Faheemo671/
Faimmaj671/
Famaova671/
Fatmash671/
Faheemâ671/
Fatmaaa671/
Faitmaa671/
Fa'amai671/
Faithmo671/
Fahamey671/
Faitmha671/
Famhaus670/

Fahma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fahma in the Hindi language
फहमाphahama66.67
फाहमाphahama33.33
Fahma in the Arabic language
فحمةfhmt-
فهماfhma-
فحمهfhmh-

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