Fodom Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Fodom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 110 | 1:188,810 | 19,696 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Fodom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fodom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fodom is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fodom? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,628,521st most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Fodom live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Fodom is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 188,810. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 37 percent live, West Region, where 35 percent live and Littoral Region, where 18 percent live. Barring Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Taiwan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fodoum | 91 | 60 | / |
| Foudom | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foudoum | 83 | 14 | / |
| Fadom | 80 | 53 | / |
| Fodam | 80 | 9 | / |
| Fedom | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vodom | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fodum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fodão | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fodon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Foudhoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foudoume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foudon | 73 | 364 | / |
| Fodong | 73 | 100 | / |
| Fodone | 73 | 56 | / |
| Fadoum | 73 | 33 | / |
| Phodom | 73 | 13 | / |
| Fosdam | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fodham | 73 | 6 | / |
| Foudam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Feedom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feudom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foddon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoudom | 67 | 39 | / |
| Foudong | 67 | 19 | / |
| Foudoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fodoung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fadoume | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fotdham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feddoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feudoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodoune | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Fodom
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