Fom Surname

117,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,3131:53,4694,083
Cameroon3611:57,5327,428
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
England271:2,063,63279,942
India241:31,961,058386,265
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guam11:160,1214,893
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Fom (628) may also be a first name.

Fom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fom (Hindi: फोम) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 117,825th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,866,209 people. The surname Fom is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Fom are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fom is also the 332,375th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 628 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,313 people, or 1 in 53,469. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 95 percent are found, Benue, where 1 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Fom occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Fom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fom last name increased 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fom Last Name Statistics demography

Fom earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foum864,740/
Fome86145/
Fomm86115/
Foem8623/
Fhom8618/
Foim8616/
Foom8613/
Fuom8611/
Fomg867/
Fohm863/
Fomh863/
Fomd862/
Fomq861/
Fomt861/
Pfom861/
Vfom861/
Wfom861/
Fgom861/
Foym860/
Fotem7573/
Pfoum7518/
Foume7516/
Fomne7513/
Foime757/
Fotim756/
Foimn754/
Fosim753/
Fomkh753/
Fotym752/
Fosem751/
Fotme751/
Fhoum751/
Fomme751/
Foemh751/
Fhome750/
Pfomm750/
Fomck750/
Fon6716,935/
Fam6716,358/
Vom671,344/
Fum67708/
Fomova67195/
Fossem6797/
Fão6766/
Fochim6748/
Fochem6719/
Fousem672/
Foutem672/
Fomgne671/
Fhoume671/
Foheem671/
Foumne671/
Fotemg671/

Fom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fom in the Hindi language
फोमphoma-

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