Fohom Surname
Approximately 391 people bear this surname
Fohom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 380 | 1:54,655 | 7,081 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Fohom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fohom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fohom is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fohom? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 738,530th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. The surname Fohom is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Fohom are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 380 people, or 1 in 54,655. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 41 percent live, Centre Region, where 32 percent live and West Region, where 16 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent live and Guatemala, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foham | 80 | 17 | / |
| Fahom | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fouom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foyom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fahoum | 73 | 1,328 | / |
| Phohom | 73 | 161 | / |
| Fo'ome | 73 | 7 | / |
| Feuhom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fouome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fahoome | 67 | 95 | / |
| Foam | 67 | 69 | / |
| Fahhoum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phoohom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fahoume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fouaham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoam | 60 | 11 | / |
| Voahm | 60 | 6 | / |
| Foame | 60 | 2 | / |
| Fouam | 60 | 1 | / |
| Faome | 60 | 1 | / |
| Fahham | 55 | 784 | / |
| Phahom | 55 | 237 | / |
| Phouam | 55 | 11 | / |
| Phoeam | 55 | 7 | / |
| Feuyom | 55 | 6 | / |
| Phoaum | 55 | 2 | / |
| Fahgam | 55 | 2 | / |
| Phooam | 55 | 1 | / |
| Phoyeam | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phoieam | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phohgam | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phoyiam | 50 | 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
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- 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 Fohom
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