Famá Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Famá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Fama (10,853) & Famà (207) are calculated separately.

Famá Last Name Facts

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

The surname Famá is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Fama or Famà. For other potential spellings of Famá click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Famá? popularity and diffusion

Famá is the 3,228,735th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Famá are found; 95 percent are found in South America and 59 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most widely held in Argentina, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,942,882. In Argentina Famá is most common in: Mendoza Province, where 50 percent reside, Buenos Aires Province, where 41 percent reside and Catamarca Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Argentina Famá exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 35 percent reside and Italy, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fama9210,853/
Famà92207/
Fami752,960/
Fame752,117/
Famy75772/
Famo75484/
Famj753/
Fahmy67192,900/
Fatma67146,311/
Fahmi67107,105/
Fatmi6719,735/
Fahme672,002/
Faima671,929/
Fahma671,130/
Famau67909/
Famat67773/
Fasmi67439/
Famis67356/
Famea67332/
Fasmy67320/
Famas67295/
Famma67255/
Fhamy67215/
Famer67203/
Fauma67199/
Famou67198/
Famah67195/
Fatme67185/
Famie67174/
Famos67149/
Famme67143/
Famai67126/
Fayma6792/
Famey6779/
Faimi6778/
Famga6764/
Fammé6761/
Fajma6760/
Faume6757/
Fhame6753/
Fames6750/
Faime6735/
Famad6734/
Faimy6731/
Fasma6728/
Faumi6727/
Famay6726/
Famaa6726/
Feama6725/
Fammi6723/
Faama6723/
Famoh6723/
Famiz6721/
Famuo6721/
Fatmo6720/
Fatmy6720/
Famed6718/
Fahmo6716/
Famid6715/
Faema6715/
Famaz6715/
Faumy6715/
Famhi6714/
Faami6713/
Faimo6712/
Fammy6712/
Famet6710/
Feami679/
Fayme678/
Fajmi677/
Famee677/
Fammè677/
Famoo676/
Famio675/
Faymi675/
Fhami674/
Famyi674/
Faamy674/
Fameh674/
Famei673/
Famez673/
Famaj672/
Fhama672/
Famoa672/
Fasme672/
Famii672/
Famiy671/
Faymy671/
Famhy671/
Famih671/
Fammo671/
Faame671/
Feame671/
Famge671/
Famêa671/
Faumo671/
Fameu671/
Famit671/
Famoz671/
Famui671/
Fahmè671/
Fahmé671/
Famyh671/

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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 Famá
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