Femu Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Femu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Femu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Femu (122) may also be a first name.

Femu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Femu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Femu (Hindi: फेमु) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Femu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Femu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Femu is the 2,661,929th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Femu is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Femu are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Femu is also the 844,248th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 122 people.

Femu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Femu is most common in: Gombe, where 50 percent are found, Delta, where 33 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Femu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Femou8975/
Femau8912/
Femus895/
Faemu893/
Femui891/
Femeu891/
Feumu891/
Femous8038/
Fiemou8012/
Feumou807/
Femeus802/
Femmou801/
Feumeu801/
Femmuh801/
Femush801/
Femaus801/
Fieymu801/
Vemu755,645/
Famu75198/
Fomu7539/
Fimu7512/
Fjmu752/
Fymu751/
Feimuth7354/
Fiehmuh731/
Fehmous731/
Feymuth731/
Fetmous731/
Famau67909/
Femoe67127/
Veamu6719/
Veemu6714/
Faamu6711/
Fimou6711/
Faimu678/
Fahmu675/
Vemmu674/
Fammu672/
Fameu671/
Famuh671/
Fimuu671/
Vemeu671/
Vemau671/
Vaemu671/
Viemu671/
Fomau671/
Phemu671/
Famui671/
Fomuh671/
Fimuh671/
Fimau671/

Femu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Femu in the Hindi language
फेमुphemu40
फेमूphemu40
फ़ेमुfemu20

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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
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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 Femu
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