Fam Surname

32,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Senegal

Fam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,9351:23,3642,645
Senegal3,3021:4,415247
Malaysia2,6901:10,9641,200
Vietnam8281:111,891759
Ukraine8071:56,4108,149
Russia7061:204,14022,405
United States6491:558,48846,038
Indonesia4431:298,53126,540
Pakistan3771:473,8568,352
Iran3071:250,10618,891
Nigeria2821:628,16629,753
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Thailand1771:399,08770,184
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Cameroon1591:130,62314,745
Australia1541:175,29717,847
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Italy851:719,49060,619
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
India711:10,803,738202,948
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Bulgaria341:205,26211,205
England341:1,638,76668,634
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Greece251:443,19258,048
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Lithuania251:121,38414,277
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
France191:3,495,933219,029
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
China71:195,331,65210,124
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Fam (16,008) may also be a first name.

Fam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fam (Arabic: فام, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻡ, Hindi: फाम, Russian: Фам) is most common in Egypt. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fam is the 32,531st most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 445,503 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Fam reside; 25 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 24 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 44,416th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 16,008 people.

The last name Fam is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,935 people, or 1 in 23,364. Apart from Egypt this surname exists in 87 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 20 percent live and Malaysia, where 16 percent live.

Fam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,318 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Buddhist (47%) in Russia and Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Fam are 10.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.41% less than the national average, earning R 77,448 per year; in United States they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $47,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.48% more than the national average, earning $56,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faim866,235/
Fame862,117/
Fahm86699/
Fatm86195/
Faam86148/
Fham8666/
Famm8645/
Faum8641/
Famh8628/
Fasm8614/
Pfam8610/
Famd863/
Fajm863/
Hfam863/
Famc863/
Famg862/
Famq862/
Famt862/
Famn862/
Feam862/
Ffam861/
Wfam861/
Fgam860/
Faham753,986/
Fatim753,603/
Fatem75966/
Fasim75921/
Fahym75490/
Fatme75185/
Facim75150/
Famme75143/
Fatmh7565/
Faume7557/
Fhame7553/
Faime7535/
Fhaim7511/
Famne7510/
Fahum758/
Fayme758/
Fathm755/
Faaim752/
Fasme752/
Pfaum751/
Faimm751/
Faame751/
Fattm751/
Feame751/
Facem751/
Fahtm751/
Faitm751/
Faimd751/
Fhamn751/
Fahmt751/
Fayhm751/
Fan677,437,416/
Fattim676,302/
Fom673,905/
Vam673,217/
Fahaim672,317/
Fachim67583/
Fateem67505/
Faheim67367/
Faisem6754/
Faseem6731/
Famova6714/
Fassim6713/
Faasem679/
Faatim676/
Fhatim676/
Fattem676/
Faysem674/
Fatimn673/
Fatimd673/
Fassem672/
Fatimh672/
Fatimq672/
Fatemh672/
Fahaam672/
Fahtim671/
Faycem671/
Faitme671/
Faitem671/
Fatimt671/
Fascim671/
Faggim671/
Fajmeh671/
Featim671/
Fathme671/
Fachem671/
Fahamd671/
Faammd671/
Famgue671/

Fam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻡfam-
Fam in the Hindi language
फामphama76.09
फमphama21.74
फम़phama2.17
Fam in the Russian language
Фамfam-
Fam in the Arabic language
فامfam-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fam
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