Faruma Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Faruma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Faruma (47) may also be a first name.
Faruma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faruma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faruma occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Faruma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Faruma are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faruma is also the 1,467,136th most common first name internationally, held by 47 people.
Faruma is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Faruma is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 90 percent are found and Delta, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 8 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farhuma | 92 | 2 | / |
| Farutma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Farima | 83 | 1,217 | / |
| Faroma | 83 | 28 | / |
| Farumi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Varuma | 83 | 13 | / |
| Farume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fahrima | 77 | 108 | / |
| Farimah | 77 | 27 | / |
| Faurima | 77 | 14 | / |
| Fahrumi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Varouma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Faromah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Farhima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farimaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fariema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farooma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farimai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farimha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farroma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pharumat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fa'aroma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fourouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farhoumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farhoume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foroma | 67 | 1,527 | / |
| Ferima | 67 | 330 | / |
| Faromo | 67 | 258 | / |
| Farome | 67 | 22 | / |
| Forima | 67 | 18 | / |
| Varima | 67 | 13 | / |
| Varumo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Faromi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Veruma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Forumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Varumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farimo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Faruma
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis