Fayum Surname
Approximately 405 people bear this surname
Fayum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 325 | 1:545,055 | 26,640 |
| India | 78 | 1:9,834,172 | 191,207 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Fayum (769) may also be a first name.
Fayum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fayum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fayum (Hindi: फयूम, Marathi: फयुम, Oriya: ଫୟୁମ, Russian: Фаюм) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fayum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 719,876th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Fayum live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fayum is also the 296,002nd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 769 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 325 people, or 1 in 545,055. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 86 percent reside, Taraba, where 10 percent reside and Ekiti, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayoum | 91 | 626 | / |
| Fayuum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fayume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fahyum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Faum | 89 | 41 | / |
| Fahym | 80 | 490 | / |
| Fayam | 80 | 227 | / |
| Fayim | 80 | 68 | / |
| Faume | 80 | 57 | / |
| Fayem | 80 | 35 | / |
| Fayun | 80 | 34 | / |
| Feyum | 80 | 22 | / |
| Fayom | 80 | 17 | / |
| Faium | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vayum | 80 | 8 | / |
| Fayme | 80 | 8 | / |
| Fahum | 80 | 8 | / |
| Fajum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fayhm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fayeem | 73 | 44 | / |
| Fayoom | 73 | 40 | / |
| Fayame | 73 | 19 | / |
| Fayoun | 73 | 15 | / |
| Fayome | 73 | 10 | / |
| Phayum | 73 | 7 | / |
| Faysem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fahium | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fahyun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fayime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fahyem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feyoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuyuom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fayuun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fayehm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fayaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faiume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faycem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faiuum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fayasm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fhajum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faim | 67 | 6,235 | / |
| Foum | 67 | 4,740 | / |
| Fayn | 67 | 631 | / |
| Vaum | 67 | 296 | / |
| Faun | 67 | 192 | / |
| Fuim | 67 | 114 | / |
| Feum | 67 | 30 | / |
| Faem | 67 | 24 | / |
| Feym | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fyem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fajm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Feam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faujoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayhoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foym | 67 | 0 | / |
Fayum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fayum in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫୟୁମ | phayuma | - |
| Fayum in the Hindi language | ||
| फयूम | phayuma | 84.83 |
| फयुम | phayuma | 10.34 |
| फायूम | phayuma | 2.07 |
| Fayum in the Marathi language | ||
| फयुम | phayuma | 74.07 |
| फयूम | phayuma | 10.7 |
| फायुम | phayuma | 4.94 |
| युम | yuma | 2.88 |
| अफयुम | aphayuma | 2.06 |
| आयुब | ayuba | 0.82 |
| कयूम | kayuma | 0.82 |
| यूम | yuma | 0.82 |
| नयुम | nayuma | 0.82 |
| कयुम | kayuma | 0.41 |
| Fayum in the Russian language | ||
| Фаюм | faum | - |
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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 Fayum
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