Fayum Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fayum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fayum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3251:545,05526,640
India781:9,834,172191,207
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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

Fayum (Hindi: फयूम, Marathi: फयुम, Oriya: ଫୟୁମ, Russian: Фаюм) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. 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 family name on earth, held by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. Fayum occurs mostly 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 widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 769 people.

Fayum is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 325 people, or 1 in 545,055. In Nigeria Fayum is most prevalent in: Benue, where 86 percent are found, Taraba, where 10 percent are found and Ekiti, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Fayum occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fayoum91626/
Fayuum912/
Fayume911/
Fahyum911/
Faum8941/
Fahym80490/
Fayam80227/
Fayim8068/
Faume8057/
Fayem8035/
Fayun8034/
Feyum8022/
Fayom8017/
Faium8010/
Vayum808/
Fayme808/
Fahum808/
Fajum802/
Fayhm801/
Pfaum801/
Fayeem7344/
Fayoom7340/
Fayame7319/
Fayoun7315/
Fayome7310/
Phayum737/
Faysem734/
Fahium732/
Fahyun732/
Fayime731/
Fahyem731/
Feyoum731/
Fuyuom731/
Fayuun731/
Fayehm731/
Fayaun731/
Faiume731/
Faycem731/
Faiuum731/
Fayasm731/
Fhajum731/
Faim676,235/
Foum674,740/
Fayn67631/
Vaum67296/
Faun67192/
Fuim67114/
Feum6730/
Faem6724/
Feym675/
Fyem673/
Fajm673/
Feam672/
Faujoom671/
Fuem671/
Fayoung671/
Fayhoun671/
Vaym671/
Fuym671/
Foym670/

Fayum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fayum in the Oriya language
ଫୟୁମphayuma-
Fayum in the Hindi language
फयूमphayuma84.83
फयुमphayuma10.34
फायूमphayuma2.07
Fayum in the Marathi language
फयुमphayuma74.07
फयूमphayuma10.7
फायुमphayuma4.94
युमyuma2.88
अफयुमaphayuma2.06
आयुबayuba0.82
कयूमkayuma0.82
यूमyuma0.82
नयुमnayuma0.82
कयुमkayuma0.41
Fayum in the Russian language
Фаюмfaum-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fayum
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