Fahmy Surname

2,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Fahmy Surname User-submission:

Fahmy, in arabic, فهمي, means 'my understanding' when literally translated. Origniated in Egypt and is currently a very common name in Egypt.

Fahmy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt161,9951:56873
Saudi Arabia13,9131:2,218269
Iraq3,2231:10,866828
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Sri Lanka2,3391:8,8961,290
United States1,3701:264,56924,925
Morocco1,2951:26,6224,228
Kuwait1,1091:3,427459
Indonesia8241:160,49715,657
Syria7881:24,4941,693
United Arab Emirates5941:15,4251,873
Canada4121:89,4319,845
Malaysia2941:100,3206,876
Qatar2561:9,2111,005
England2501:222,87218,741
Lebanon2441:23,1032,655
Maldives2251:1,796178
France2251:295,21245,187
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
Yemen1911:138,3527,168
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Australia821:329,21628,102
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
Jordan211:421,06812,361
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Finland101:549,67032,186
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Austria91:946,15970,786
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Libya91:693,7751,982
Wales91:343,83718,086
Oman81:460,9965,668
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
India51:153,413,076951,030
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Fahmy (213,418) may also be a first name.

Fahmy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fahmy, in arabic, فهمي, means 'my understanding' when literally translated. Origniated in Egypt and is currently a very common name in Egypt.

- sugma

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

- fahmimn21

Fahmy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fahmy (Arabic: فحمي, Dhivehi: ފަހުމ‬, Hindi: फहमी) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahmy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fahmy is the 2,915th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 37,779 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Fahmy are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 85 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Fahmy is also the 4,899th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 213,418 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 161,995 people, or 1 in 568. Besides Egypt Fahmy occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live and Iraq, where 2 percent live.

Fahmy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fahmy last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (45%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Fahmy are 2.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Fahmy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 114.4% more than the national average, earning 741,998 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.34% more than the national average, earning $55,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.31% more than the national average, earning $62,755 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Fahmey913,538/
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Fahamy91198/
Fahmay91188/
Fahmiy9141/
Fahmmy9110/
Ffahmy914/
Fahmyy912/
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Famy89772/
Fahmiey832/
Fahiemy831/
Fahamey831/
Fahmi80107,105/
Fahme802,002/
Fasmy80320/
Fhamy80215/
Famey8079/
Faimy8031/
Famay8026/
Fehmy8022/
Fatmy8020/
Faumy8015/
Fammy8012/
Faamy804/
Famyi804/
Famiy801/
Faymy801/
Famyh801/
Famhy801/
Fahmè801/
Fahmé801/
Fohmy801/
Fahami731,654/
Fahmie73474/
Fathmi7345/
Famaya7332/
Fahmis7331/
Fahmii7324/
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Fahmei737/
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Fammey733/
Famoyd732/
Fhamey732/
Fahumi732/
Fathme731/
Fahmui731/
Faahmi731/
Fatmay731/
Fahmij731/
Faumiy731/
Fahmes731/
Faymay731/
Fhahmi731/
Feamey731/
Fama6710,853/
Fami672,960/
Fame672,117/
Vamy67147/
Femy6783/
Fahameh6749/
Famá6737/
Fomy6715/
Fahamee6713/
Faheemi6712/
Fahmieh674/
Famj673/
Fhahami673/
Faheeme672/
Fahaimi672/
Fahamie672/
Fathmee671/
Faihmid671/
Fahmije671/
Fahammi671/
Fahamme671/
Fahmaid671/
Fahamih671/
Fahmihd671/
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Fahmy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fahmy in the Hindi language
फहमीphahami-
Fahmy in the Dhivehi language
ފަހުމ‬fahum-
Fahmy in the Arabic language
فحميfhmy-
فهمىfhmy-

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