Fame Surname
Approximately 2,117 people bear this surname
Fame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 1,194 | 1:12,211 | 414 |
| Iran | 300 | 1:255,942 | 19,160 |
| Philippines | 195 | 1:519,170 | 60,067 |
| Burkina Faso | 174 | 1:105,472 | 3,235 |
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
Fame (921) may also be a first name.
Fame Demographics
Average Fame Salary in
England
£25,453
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Fame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎﻣﻰ, Hindi: फमे) is most common in Senegal. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fame? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 197,721st most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,442,393 people. Fame occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Fame are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 266,960th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 921 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is held by 1,194 people, or 1 in 12,211. In Senegal it is mostly concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 39 percent are found, Thiès Region, where 18 percent are found and Diourbel Region, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Senegal this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.
Fame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fame has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fame Last Name Statistics demography
Fame earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.84% less than the national average, earning $42,309 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fame in the Hindi language | ||
| फमे | phame | - |
| Fame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻓﺎﻣﻰ | afamy | 50 |
| ﻓﺎﻡ | fam | 50 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Fame
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