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 last name Fayum (Hindi: फयूम, Marathi: फयुम, Oriya: ଫୟୁମ, Russian: Фаюм) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fayum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 719,876th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Fayum reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 296,002nd most commonly held given name on earth, held by 769 people.
The surname Fayum is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 545,055. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 86 percent live, Taraba, where 10 percent live and Ekiti, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
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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