Farama Surname
Approximately 406 people bear this surname
Farama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 205 | 1:89,522 | 2,981 |
| Romania | 93 | 1:215,891 | 21,129 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Fărâmă (3) are calculated separately.
Farama (605) may also be a first name.
Farama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Farama (Hindi: फरमा, Marathi: फरमा) occurs most in Burkina Faso. It may be found in the variant forms: Fărâmă. For other potential spellings of Farama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 718,674th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Farama live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Farama is also the 339,798th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 605 people.
The surname Farama is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 89,522. In Burkina Faso it is most frequent in: Sud-Ouest Region, where 71 percent live, Cascades Region, where 10 percent live and Centre Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Burkina Faso Farama is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 23 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Farama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farama in the Hindi language | ||
| फरमा | pharama | 93.55 |
| फरामा | pharama | 6.45 |
| Farama in the Marathi language | ||
| फरमा | pharama | 42.86 |
| फरामा | pharama | 14.29 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 14.29 |
| अरहीमान | arahimana | 14.29 |
| फारमा | pharama | 14.29 |
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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 Farama
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