Fama Surname
Approximately 10,853 people bear this surname
Fama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2,853 | 1:21,436 | 3,728 |
| United States | 1,707 | 1:212,337 | 20,748 |
| Philippines | 1,236 | 1:81,908 | 14,189 |
| Argentina | 990 | 1:43,175 | 3,636 |
| Cameroon | 663 | 1:31,326 | 4,225 |
| Venezuela | 604 | 1:50,007 | 2,487 |
| Brazil | 567 | 1:377,556 | 14,421 |
| DR Congo | 404 | 1:182,870 | 18,550 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Ivory Coast | 179 | 1:128,890 | 6,268 |
| Nigeria | 114 | 1:1,553,884 | 58,636 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| Canada | 113 | 1:326,067 | 29,799 |
| France | 109 | 1:609,383 | 80,423 |
| Zimbabwe | 94 | 1:164,237 | 20,345 |
| Albania | 81 | 1:35,976 | 5,294 |
| Spain | 68 | 1:687,530 | 30,300 |
| Belgium | 63 | 1:182,486 | 24,456 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Colombia | 19 | 1:2,514,425 | 13,479 |
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Famà (207) & Famá (37) are calculated separately.
Fama (45,551) may also be a first name.
Fama Demographics
Average Male Fama Height
174.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fama (Arabic: فاما, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻣﺎ, Hindi: फामा, Oriya: ହଁାସଦା, Russian: Фама) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Famà or Famá. For other possible spellings of Fama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 47,645th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 671,478 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Fama are found; 27 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 26 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 20,003rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 45,551 people.
The surname Fama is most frequently held in Italy, where it is borne by 2,853 people, or 1 in 21,436. In Italy Fama is most numerous in: Sicily, where 62 percent live, Lombardy, where 9 percent live and Calabria, where 8 percent live. Other than Italy it is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.
Fama Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Fama are 10.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.99% being registered with the party.
The amount Fama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning €24,745 per year; in South Africa they earn 75% less than the national average, earning R 59,412 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $26,018,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning $47,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $55,499 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fama in the Oriya language | ||
| ହଁାସଦା | hamasada | - |
| Fama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻣﺎ | fama | 73.08 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﻣﺎ | afama | 8.97 |
| ﻓﺎﻡ | fam | 6.84 |
| ﻓﺎﻣﻪ | famh | 3.85 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﻣﻪ | afamh | 2.99 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﻡ | afam | 1.71 |
| ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪ | fatmh | 0.43 |
| ﻓﺎﻣﻮ | famw | 0.43 |
| ﻓﺎﻃﻢ | fatm | 0.43 |
| ﺃﻓﺎﻣﻪ | afamh | 0.43 |
| ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻣﺎ | alfama | 0.43 |
| ﺃﻓﺎﻣﺎ | afama | 0.43 |
| Fama in the Hindi language | ||
| फामा | phama | 47.06 |
| फमा | phama | 44.12 |
| फात्मा | phatma | 5.88 |
| फातिमा | phatima | 2.94 |
| Fama in the Russian language | ||
| Фама | fama | - |
| Fama in the Arabic language | ||
| فاما | fama | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fama
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