Famen Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Famen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1191:174,53018,525
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Famen (83) may also be a first name.

Famen Last Name Facts

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

Famen (Marathi: फामेन, Russian: Фамен) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Famen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,385,851st most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. Famen is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Famen live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Famen is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 83 people.

Famen is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 174,530. In Cameroon Famen is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 53 percent live, West Region, where 30 percent live and Centre Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 6 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Famen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Famen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Famen last name contracted 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Famen Last Name Statistics demography

Famen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famien91727/
Fameen9113/
Faymen914/
Fameng912/
Faimen912/
Faumen912/
Fament912/
Fameun911/
Feamen911/
Fammen911/
Famn892/
Famenne8314/
Fatmeen837/
Fasmeen833/
Famin802,126/
Fomen80639/
Femen8016/
Famne8010/
Famyn809/
Vamen805/
Famem803/
Fhamn801/
Famenova772/
Fahamien771/
Fahmin73903/
Famina73901/
Vammen73694/
Fasmin73591/
Fatmin7353/
Faming7344/
Femoen7326/
Phamen7320/
Femmen7313/
Famyna7313/
Faimin735/
Fameem735/
Fammin734/
Fajmin733/
Famion733/
Femien732/
Feumen732/
Fhamyn731/
Vamien731/
Veamen731/
Foment731/
Fosmen731/
Feimen731/
Fohmen731/
Faimina6712/
Faumina6711/
Fahamin676/
Famming674/
Phamien672/
Vammmen671/
Veamien671/
Vahamen671/
Vamn671/
Faumuin671/
Feimeng671/
Phamoen671/
Foumien671/
Faiming670/
Feaming670/

Famen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Famen in the Marathi language
फामेनphamena-
Famen in the Russian language
Фаменfamen-

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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 Famen
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