Fayoum Surname
Approximately 626 people bear this surname
Fayoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 610 | 1:150,714 | 11,610 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Fayoum (12) may also be a first name.
Fayoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fayoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fayoum is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fayoum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fayoum is the 520,022nd most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. Fayoum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fayoum are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.
The surname Fayoum is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 610 people, or 1 in 150,714. Aside from Egypt this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayum | 91 | 405 | / |
| Fayom | 91 | 17 | / |
| Fayyum | 83 | 58 | / |
| Fayoom | 83 | 40 | / |
| Faiyum | 83 | 16 | / |
| Fayoun | 83 | 15 | / |
| Fayome | 83 | 10 | / |
| Fayuum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Feyoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foyoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fayume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fahyum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foum | 80 | 4,740 | / |
| Faum | 80 | 41 | / |
| Fayehum | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fouyoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fayyoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fayhoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fayohun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fayoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faihyum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fayon | 73 | 923 | / |
| Fahym | 73 | 490 | / |
| Fayam | 73 | 227 | / |
| Foyum | 73 | 91 | / |
| Fayim | 73 | 68 | / |
| Faume | 73 | 57 | / |
| Feyom | 73 | 41 | / |
| Fayem | 73 | 35 | / |
| Fayun | 73 | 34 | / |
| Feyum | 73 | 22 | / |
| Pfoum | 73 | 18 | / |
| Foume | 73 | 16 | / |
| Faium | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fayme | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vayum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fahum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fajum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pfaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foyom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fhoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fiyom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fayhm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fayihoun | 71 | 78 | / |
| Phayom | 67 | 2,681 | / |
| Fayeun | 67 | 463 | / |
| Faouen | 67 | 113 | / |
| Fouyem | 67 | 60 | / |
| Fayeem | 67 | 44 | / |
| Fayong | 67 | 38 | / |
| Fauyun | 67 | 24 | / |
| Faiyun | 67 | 22 | / |
| Fayoon | 67 | 20 | / |
| Fayame | 67 | 19 | / |
| Foyeum | 67 | 13 | / |
| Phayum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Faysem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foutem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fahium | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fahyun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fousem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faiyon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fayone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faijum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayasm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhajum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feyyum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fieyum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feyoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiyome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faiuum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faycem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayehm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faiume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayuun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fajoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuyuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayonk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayyon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fajoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foumne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foueme | 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
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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 Fayoum
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