Fama Surname

47,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Guam

Fama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,8531:21,4363,728
United States1,7071:212,33720,748
Philippines1,2361:81,90814,189
Argentina9901:43,1753,636
Cameroon6631:31,3264,225
Venezuela6041:50,0072,487
Brazil5671:377,55614,421
DR Congo4041:182,87018,550
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Ivory Coast1791:128,8906,268
Nigeria1141:1,553,88458,636
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Canada1131:326,06729,799
France1091:609,38380,423
Zimbabwe941:164,23720,345
Albania811:35,9765,294
Spain681:687,53030,300
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Australia631:428,50333,982
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
India291:26,450,530346,896
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
England221:2,532,63991,802
Guam211:7,6251,143
Colombia191:2,514,42513,479
Greece181:615,54471,673
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

The alternate forms: Famà (207) & Famá (37) are calculated separately.

Fama (45,551) may also be a first name.

Fama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fama (Arabic: فاما, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻣﺎ, Hindi: फामा, Oriya: ହଁାସଦା, Russian: Фама) is most common in Italy. It may be rendered as a variant: Famà or Famá. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,645th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 671,478 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Fama live; 27 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 26 percent live in Italic Europe. Fama is also the 20,003rd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 45,551 people.

The last name Fama is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 2,853 people, or 1 in 21,436. In Italy it is most common in: Sicily, where 62 percent are found, Lombardy, where 9 percent are found and Calabria, where 8 percent are found. Besides Italy it occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 11 percent are found.

Fama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fama last name 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famà92207/
Famá9237/
Fatma89146,311/
Faima891,929/
Fahma891,130/
Famau89909/
Famat89773/
Famea89332/
Famas89295/
Famma89255/
Fauma89199/
Famah89195/
Famai89126/
Fayma8992/
Famga8964/
Fajma8960/
Famad8934/
Fasma8928/
Famay8926/
Famaa8926/
Feama8925/
Faama8923/
Faema8915/
Famaz8915/
Famaj892/
Fhama892/
Famoa892/
Famêa891/
Fathma801,351/
Faimau80400/
Fhaima80320/
Fahmay80188/
Faimah80167/
Faitma80144/
Fahmah80131/
Faatma80115/
Fameau8063/
Fattma8055/
Fatmaa8041/
Fatmat8039/
Fhatma8036/
Famaya8032/
Fatmai8027/
Faimma8018/
Faamau8016/
Fatmha8016/
Fahmai8012/
Fatmas8011/
Fahama8011/
Faisma809/
Fajmah809/
Faymau809/
Fatmma808/
Faimoa808/
Fahuma807/
Faimat806/
Fautma805/
Faihma804/
Faamai803/
Fatmap803/
Faimaj803/
Famaah803/
Faimad802/
Fammah802/
Faymah802/
Faumas802/
Faumai801/
Faymay801/
Featma801/
Faimas801/
Fajmat801/
Famach801/
Famauj801/
Fatmau801/
Fatmea801/
Faamah801/
Faumah801/
Fhamah801/
Faasma801/
Fausma801/
Famaus801/
Faimaa801/
Famaha801/
Fahmau801/
Fatmad801/
Fatmay801/
Faamat801/
Fammai801/
Famash800/
Famaud800/
Vama7521,086/
Fami752,960/
Fame752,117/
Foma751,585/
Famy75772/
Fema75656/
Famo75484/
Famj753/
Faithma739/
Faatmaa737/
Fahamah734/
Fa'amau732/
Fhammas731/
Fhathma731/
Faimmaj731/
Famaova731/
Faahmad731/
Fatmash731/
Fahmadz731/
Fahmaid731/
Fatmaaa731/
Faitmaa731/
Fa'amai731/
Fahamaz731/
Fahiema731/
Faitmha731/
Famhaus730/
Fahmy67192,900/
Fahmi67107,105/
Fatmi6719,735/
Phama673,272/
Fahme672,002/
Fouma67809/
Vamma67542/
Fomat67512/
Fasmi67439/
Famis67356/
Fasmy67320/
Vaima67277/
Vamau67270/
Fhamy67215/
Famer67203/
Famou67198/
Fatme67185/
Famie67174/
Vamaa67173/
Fehma67171/
Vamah67167/
Famos67149/
Famme67143/
Vamai67135/
Fomai67105/
Famey6779/
Faimi6778/
Vaema6771/
Fomah6768/
Feyma6767/
Fammé6761/
Faume6757/
Fhame6753/
Fames6750/
Faime6735/
Fomas6731/
Faimy6731/
Femai6730/
Faumi6727/
Feima6726/
Fammi6723/
Famoh6723/
Famiz6721/
Famuo6721/
Fatmo6720/
Fatmy6720/
Famed6718/
Vaama6716/
Fahmo6716/
Famid6715/
Faumy6715/
Famhi6714/
Faami6713/
Vauma6713/
Fosma6712/
Femau6712/
Faimo6712/
Fammy6712/
Fhema6712/
Famet6710/
Femah6710/
Famotowa6710/
Fooma6710/
Feami679/
Fahammat679/
Veama678/
Fayme678/
Fajmi677/
Famee677/
Fammè677/
Foima676/
Famoo676/
Fotma675/
Famio675/
Faymi675/
Vamay675/
Femaa674/
Fhami674/
Famyi674/
Foema674/
Faamy674/
Fameh674/
Fhèma674/
Fomma673/
Femma673/
Feuma673/
Famei673/
Fomay673/
Famoyowa673/
Famez673/
Vahma672/
Fuoma672/
Fasme672/
Famii672/
Famiy671/
Faymy671/
Famhy671/
Famih671/
Fammo671/
Faame671/
Fomau671/
Feame671/
Fohma671/
Famge671/
Vamha671/
Faumo671/
Fameu671/
Famit671/
Famoz671/
Famui671/
Fahmè671/
Fahmé671/
Famayowa671/
Vamea671/
Vaïma671/
Famyh671/
Fasmacht670/

Fama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fama in the Oriya language
ହଁାସଦାhamasada-
Fama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻣﺎfama73.08
ﺍﻓﺎﻣﺎafama8.97
ﻓﺎﻡfam6.84
ﻓﺎﻣﻪfamh3.85
ﺍﻓﺎﻣﻪafamh2.99
ﺍﻓﺎﻡafam1.71
ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪfatmh0.43
ﻓﺎﻣﻮfamw0.43
ﻓﺎﻃﻢfatm0.43
ﺃﻓﺎﻣﻪafamh0.43
ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻣﺎalfama0.43
ﺃﻓﺎﻣﺎafama0.43
Fama in the Hindi language
फामाphama47.06
फमाphama44.12
फात्माphatma5.88
फातिमाphatima2.94
Fama in the Russian language
Фамаfama-
Fama in the Arabic language
فاماfama-

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