Famara Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Famara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 43 | 1:339,054 | 1,775 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Famara (13,453) may also be a first name.
Famara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Famara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Famara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻣﺎﺭﺍ, Marathi: फमरा) is borne by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Famara? popularity and diffusion
Famara is the 2,203,767th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. Famara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Famara live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Famara is also the 50,081st most common first name globally, held by 13,453 people.
This last name is most common in Senegal, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 339,054. In Senegal it is most frequent in: Ziguinchor Region, where 72 percent live, Dakar Region, where 16 percent live and Diourbel Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Senegal this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 15 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatmara | 92 | 16 | / |
| Famaray | 92 | 1 | / |
| Famarah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vamara | 83 | 11,004 | / |
| Famera | 83 | 86 | / |
| Faměra | 83 | 59 | / |
| Fomara | 83 | 58 | / |
| Famari | 83 | 57 | / |
| Famora | 83 | 14 | / |
| Famaro | 83 | 6 | / |
| Famare | 83 | 5 | / |
| Vammara | 77 | 45 | / |
| Vamarra | 77 | 26 | / |
| Fuimara | 77 | 17 | / |
| Vamarai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Famaroh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Famasro | 77 | 8 | / |
| Famarou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Vamarah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fatmari | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vamarau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Famaroo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Famarzi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Famaris | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaamara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famoray | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fameera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famargo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famaree | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faimari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phamara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamaera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaemara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famarez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famarys | 77 | 0 | / |
| Feumara | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vaumara | 77 | 0 | / |
| Famariss | 71 | 18 | / |
| Fahamaro | 71 | 9 | / |
| Fammatre | 71 | 9 | / |
| Fatmasri | 71 | 5 | / |
| Fatmaroh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Faumauri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phamarai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Famero | 67 | 699 | / |
| Femera | 67 | 83 | / |
| Vamora | 67 | 57 | / |
| Famori | 67 | 54 | / |
| Fomera | 67 | 49 | / |
| Vamari | 67 | 48 | / |
| Famory | 67 | 46 | / |
| Vamaro | 67 | 27 | / |
| Fa'amauri | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vamare | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fomare | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vamera | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fatmahari | 67 | 5 | / |
| Famoro | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vamary | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vamarj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Famore | 67 | 2 | / |
| Femora | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fomari | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vemara | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fomaro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaimaraj | 67 | 1 | / |
Famara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Famara in the Marathi language | ||
| फमरा | phamara | - |
| Famara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻣﺎﺭﺍ | famara | 57.14 |
| ﻓﺎﻣﺮﺍ | famra | 28.57 |
| ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻣﺎﺭﺍ | alfamara | 14.29 |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Famara
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