Famous Surname
Approximately 3,210 people bear this surname
Famous Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,986 | 1:59,324 | 4,442 |
| Iran | 181 | 1:424,213 | 26,676 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 1:9,200 | 695 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 110 | 1:456,533 | 32,843 |
Famous (10,743) may also be a first name.
Famous Demographics
Average Male Famous Height
176 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Famous Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Famous Come From? nationality or country of origin
Famous (Oriya: ମୁା, Russian: Фамоус) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Famous.
How Common Is The Last Name Famous? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 139,272nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,270,264 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Famous are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Famous is also the 58,423rd most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 10,743 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,986 people, or 1 in 59,324. In Nigeria Famous is most common in: Bayelsa, where 49 percent are found, Delta, where 17 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Famous exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 6 percent are found and Bermuda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Famous Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Famous in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁା | mua | 33.33 |
| େଫମ୍ଶ୍ | ephams | 33.33 |
| େଫମସ | ephamasa | 33.33 |
| Famous in the Russian language | ||
| Фамоус | famous | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Famous
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