Fahma Surname
Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname
Fahma Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the Arabic word fahm (فهم), which means 'understanding' or 'to understand'.
Fahma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 728 | 1:181,661 | 17,489 |
| Lebanon | 340 | 1:16,580 | 2,179 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fahma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fahma in the Hindi language | ||
| फहमा | phahama | 66.67 |
| फाहमा | phahama | 33.33 |
| Fahma in the Arabic language | ||
| فحمة | fhmt | - |
| فهما | fhma | - |
| فحمه | fhmh | - |
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Footnotes
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