Famata Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Famata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Burkina Faso | 20 | 1:917,605 | 9,572 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Famata (8,181) may also be a first name.
Famata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Famata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Famata (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻣﺘﺎ, Hindi: फमाता, Marathi: फामता) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Famata? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,918,812th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Famata is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Famata live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Famata is also the 70,041st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 8,181 people.
The surname Famata is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 176,341. In Liberia Famata is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 52 percent live, Montserrado County, where 40 percent live and Bomi County, where 4 percent live. Aside from Liberia it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatmata | 92 | 303 | / |
| Faimata | 92 | 25 | / |
| Famatta | 92 | 14 | / |
| Faamata | 92 | 3 | / |
| Faumata | 92 | 2 | / |
| Fahmata | 92 | 1 | / |
| Faimatea | 86 | 28 | / |
| Faamatau | 86 | 16 | / |
| Faimatta | 86 | 5 | / |
| Faimatha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fatmatta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faamatas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vamata | 83 | 45 | / |
| Famati | 83 | 29 | / |
| Famate | 83 | 28 | / |
| Femata | 83 | 2 | / |
| Famato | 83 | 2 | / |
| Faimgataa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaimata | 77 | 386 | / |
| Famatid | 77 | 119 | / |
| Famatie | 77 | 20 | / |
| Faumeta | 77 | 3 | / |
| Famatou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Foumata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feimata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamatah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamatai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaemata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famatiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fameeta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famathe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phamata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fametta | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vamatta | 77 | 0 | / |
| Faimetta | 71 | 134 | / |
| Fahamati | 71 | 32 | / |
| Vaaimata | 71 | 19 | / |
| Vaimatta | 71 | 10 | / |
| Fameitau | 71 | 9 | / |
| Famoetau | 71 | 4 | / |
| Faymetta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Faimatou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vamaitaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faematou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fatmatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fatmotat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phamataj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fasmatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pfamatter | 67 | 39 | / |
| Vamate | 67 | 36 | / |
| Famoti | 67 | 33 | / |
| Famoto | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vameta | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fomate | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pfammater | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fomati | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vemata | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fometa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faitmatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatmoutat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Femeta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famote | 67 | 0 | / |
Famata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Famata in the Hindi language | ||
| फमाता | phamata | - |
| Famata in the Marathi language | ||
| फामता | phamata | - |
| Famata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻣﺘﺎ | famta | 42.86 |
| ﻓﺎﻣﺎﺗﺎ | famata | 28.57 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﻣﺎﺗﺎ | afamata | 14.29 |
| ﺃﻓﺎﻣﺎﺗﺎ | afamata | 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 Famata
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