Fathom Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Fathom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 16 | 1:296,994 | 232 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Fathom (50) may also be a first name.
Fathom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fathom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fathom is carried by more people in Eritrea than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fathom? popularity and diffusion
Fathom is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Fathom is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fathom are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 50 people.
The surname Fathom is most commonly occurring in Eritrea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 296,994. Barring Eritrea it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fathoum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fathoom | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fatom | 91 | 474 | / |
| Fatoom | 83 | 491 | / |
| Fathum | 83 | 175 | / |
| Fatome | 83 | 82 | / |
| Fathon | 83 | 45 | / |
| Fatham | 83 | 41 | / |
| Fattom | 83 | 31 | / |
| Fatoum | 83 | 19 | / |
| Fatomh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fastom | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fattoum | 77 | 9,117 | / |
| Fatoume | 77 | 149 | / |
| Fathoun | 77 | 100 | / |
| Featham | 77 | 65 | / |
| Fathgam | 77 | 64 | / |
| Fathong | 77 | 39 | / |
| Fatosme | 77 | 22 | / |
| Phathom | 77 | 9 | / |
| Fauthum | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fattoom | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fattome | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fethoum | 77 | 5 | / |
| Faitham | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fathame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fattahm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fathone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fattuom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faton | 73 | 3,098 | / |
| Fatam | 73 | 843 | / |
| Fatum | 73 | 605 | / |
| Fotom | 73 | 21 | / |
| Vatom | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fetom | 73 | 6 | / |
| Faithong | 71 | 603 | / |
| Fathoune | 71 | 96 | / |
| Faitoume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faythong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fatahamn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fatone | 67 | 1,850 | / |
| Fathan | 67 | 1,257 | / |
| Vatham | 67 | 892 | / |
| Faston | 67 | 517 | / |
| Fatton | 67 | 497 | / |
| Fayton | 67 | 191 | / |
| Featon | 67 | 158 | / |
| Fatoon | 67 | 48 | / |
| Faiton | 67 | 38 | / |
| Fatume | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fattam | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fatame | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fetham | 67 | 11 | / |
| Feetom | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fastum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fattum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fahtum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fatoun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Faitão | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fatamh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fastam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fatanh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faitam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fautum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fatong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fatôme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phatom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faatam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fhatam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fauton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fhatum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fotome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vathon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fostom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatumd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhaithong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faitthong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fateum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fatont | 67 | 0 | / |
| Featum | 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 Fathom
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