Famine Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Famine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Famine (35) may also be a first name.
Famine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Famine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Famine occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Famine? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Famine reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 35 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 7,787,556. In The Philippines Famine is most numerous in: National Capital Region, where 38 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 31 percent are found and Western Visayas, where 31 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines Famine exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatmine | 92 | 2 | / |
| Famines | 92 | 1 | / |
| Famaaine | 86 | 3 | / |
| Famaitne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Famini | 83 | 913 | / |
| Famane | 83 | 128 | / |
| Fomine | 83 | 113 | / |
| Femine | 83 | 49 | / |
| Famene | 83 | 31 | / |
| Famain | 83 | 4 | / |
| Faminj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vamine | 83 | 1 | / |
| Faminy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Famaney | 77 | 192 | / |
| Famisin | 77 | 109 | / |
| Famegne | 77 | 70 | / |
| Famesin | 77 | 12 | / |
| Femmine | 77 | 4 | / |
| Famigni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Famenie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Famanne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faumuin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famenep | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faminyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famuina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fatmain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fominet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fahmini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faumain | 77 | 0 | / |
| Feminey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Femoine | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fameing | 77 | 0 | / |
| Faumuina | 71 | 929 | / |
| Famuyini | 71 | 40 | / |
| Fahmaini | 71 | 22 | / |
| Fammegne | 71 | 20 | / |
| Fahmoune | 71 | 14 | / |
| Famiyani | 71 | 14 | / |
| Fouminet | 71 | 11 | / |
| Famoyini | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fameesin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Faimanee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Faminich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Faumuing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Famichin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faumeina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fominets | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phamines | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faminych | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fomene | 67 | 594 | / |
| Fameni | 67 | 518 | / |
| Fominy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fomini | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vamain | 67 | 20 | / |
| Fomune | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fameña | 67 | 15 | / |
| Femene | 67 | 12 | / |
| Famiña | 67 | 6 | / |
| Famuni | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fomein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fameun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fomane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famean | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Famine
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