Fahmi Surname

5,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Fahmi Surname User-submission:

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

Fahmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia35,0121:3,777460
Egypt25,5041:3,605488
Morocco13,8701:2,486190
Saudi Arabia13,4751:2,290279
Sudan6,4401:5,825853
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
Malaysia1,8661:15,8061,568
United Arab Emirates1,7121:5,352666
Bangladesh1,7121:93,0824,097
Iran1,4591:52,6275,832
Qatar4961:4,754497
Spain3491:133,96010,144
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Pakistan2811:635,7439,913
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
Kuwait2601:14,6181,974
Djibouti2001:4,575359
India1681:4,565,865118,158
Algeria1441:268,27527,771
Iraq1411:248,3815,326
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
England721:773,86242,299
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Belgium551:209,03027,072
France481:1,383,807136,859
Tunisia351:17,4462,801
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Australia301:899,85754,700
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Libya251:249,7591,033
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Austria181:473,08046,251
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Oman111:335,2704,992
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Norway91:571,36544,190
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Malta41:107,5681,849
Wales41:773,63329,106
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Maldives21:202,0864,973
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Fahmi (83,543) may also be a first name.

Fahmi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- fahmimn21

Fahmi Last Name Facts

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

Fahmi (Arabic: الفهمي, Hindi: फहमी, Marathi: फाहमी, Oriya: େଫହମି) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fahmi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahmi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,287th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 68,041 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Fahmi live; 43 percent live in North Africa and 34 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Fahmi is also the 11,930th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 83,543 people.

It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 35,012 people, or 1 in 3,777. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 20 percent reside, East Java, where 16 percent reside and Central Java, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Fahmi occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 24 percent reside and Morocco, where 13 percent reside.

Fahmi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fahmi are 10.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fahmi earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.93% more than the national average, earning 397,755 kr per year; in United States they earn 35.57% more than the national average, earning $58,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $55,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahami911,654/
Fahmie91474/
Fathmi9145/
Fahmiy9141/
Fahmis9131/
Fahmii9124/
Fahmai9112/
Faihmi919/
Fahmei917/
Fahumi912/
Fhahmi911/
Fahmij911/
Fahmui911/
Faahmi911/
Fami892,960/
Faheemi8312/
Fahmieh834/
Fhahami833/
Fahaimi832/
Fahamie832/
Fahmiey832/
Fahamih831/
Fahammi831/
Faihmid831/
Fahmije831/
Fahmaid831/
Fahmihd831/
Fahmy80192,900/
Fatmi8019,735/
Fahme802,002/
Fehmi801,036/
Fasmi80439/
Famis80356/
Famie80174/
Famai80126/
Vahmi8082/
Faimi8078/
Faumi8027/
Fammi8023/
Famiz8021/
Famid8015/
Famhi8014/
Faami8013/
Feami809/
Fajmi807/
Famio805/
Faymi805/
Fhami804/
Famyi804/
Famei803/
Faemi803/
Famii802/
Fohmi802/
Famiy801/
Famih801/
Famit801/
Famui801/
Fahmè801/
Fahmé801/
Fahamieh7715/
Fahmey733,538/
Fahumy73366/
Faumui73215/
Fahamy73198/
Fahmay73188/
Fatmai7327/
Famich7316/
Fehmie7316/
Faimid7311/
Famieh7310/
Fahmmy7310/
Faymoi737/
Vahmie737/
Fahame736/
Fahmeh736/
Faihma734/
Ffahmy734/
Faamai733/
Faatmi733/
Phahmi733/
Fammit733/
Fajmii733/
Famish732/
Fahmyy732/
Fammie732/
Faitmi732/
Faumai731/
Fahmes731/
Faimis731/
Faimmi731/
Famhie731/
Fatmei731/
Famije731/
Famhio731/
Faimie731/
Faumiy731/
Fathme731/
Fatmmi731/
Fammai731/
Fattmi731/
Feamis731/
Feehmi731/
Hfahmy731/
Femi6715,007/
Vami6714,538/
Fama6710,853/
Fame672,117/
Famy67772/
Fomi67435/
Fahameh6749/
Famá6737/
Fahamee6713/
Phahami675/
Faimeid674/
Fhautmi673/
Famj673/
Faumuis672/
Faheeme672/
Fahamme671/
Fathmee671/
Fajmieh671/
Fa'amai671/
Fahamey671/
Fahiemy671/
Fahmmee671/

Fahmi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fahmi in the Oriya language
େଫହମିephahami-
Fahmi in the Hindi language
फहमीphahami96.36
फहमिphahami3.64
Fahmi in the Marathi language
फाहमीphahami60
फ़ह्मिfahmi20
फहमीphahami20
Fahmi in the Arabic language
الفهميalfhmy-
فهميّfhmy-
فهميfhmy-

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