Fathom Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Eritrea
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Fathom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fathom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Eritrea161:296,994232
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fathoum921/
Fathoom921/
Fatom91474/
Fatoom83491/
Fathum83175/
Fatome8382/
Fathon8345/
Fatham8341/
Fattom8331/
Fatoum8319/
Fatomh834/
Fastom830/
Fattoum779,117/
Fatoume77149/
Fathoun77100/
Featham7765/
Fathgam7764/
Fathong7739/
Fatosme7722/
Phathom779/
Fauthum777/
Fattoom777/
Fattome775/
Fethoum775/
Faitham775/
Fathame771/
Fattahm771/
Fathone771/
Fattuom771/
Faton733,098/
Fatam73843/
Fatum73605/
Fotom7321/
Vatom7310/
Fetom736/
Faithong71603/
Fathoune7196/
Faitoume711/
Faythong711/
Fatahamn711/
Fatone671,850/
Fathan671,257/
Vatham67892/
Faston67517/
Fatton67497/
Fayton67191/
Featon67158/
Fatoon6748/
Faiton6738/
Fatume6726/
Fattam6716/
Fatame6713/
Fetham6711/
Feetom6710/
Fastum679/
Fattum679/
Fahtum677/
Fatoun676/
Faitão675/
Fatamh674/
Fastam674/
Fatanh674/
Faitam673/
Fautum673/
Fatong673/
Fatôme673/
Phatom672/
Faatam672/
Fhatam672/
Fauton672/
Fhatum671/
Fotome671/
Vathon671/
Fostom671/
Fatumd671/
Fhaithong671/
Faitthong671/
Fateum670/
Fatont670/
Featum670/

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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 Fathom
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