Fom Surname
Approximately 3,905 people bear this surname
Fom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,313 | 1:53,469 | 4,083 |
| Cameroon | 361 | 1:57,532 | 7,428 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Fom (628) may also be a first name.
Fom Demographics
Average Fom Salary in
United States
$42,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fom (Hindi: फोम) is most common in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fom.
How Common Is The Last Name Fom? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fom is the 117,825th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,866,209 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Fom live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 332,375th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 628 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,313 people, or 1 in 53,469. In Nigeria Fom is most numerous in: Plateau, where 95 percent live, Benue, where 1 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Fom exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Fom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fom has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foum | 86 | 4,740 | / |
| Fome | 86 | 145 | / |
| Fomm | 86 | 115 | / |
| Foem | 86 | 23 | / |
| Fhom | 86 | 18 | / |
| Foim | 86 | 16 | / |
| Foom | 86 | 13 | / |
| Fuom | 86 | 11 | / |
| Fomg | 86 | 7 | / |
| Fohm | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fomh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fomd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fomq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fomt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pfom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vfom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wfom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fgom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foym | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fotem | 75 | 73 | / |
| Pfoum | 75 | 18 | / |
| Foume | 75 | 16 | / |
| Fomne | 75 | 13 | / |
| Foime | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fotim | 75 | 6 | / |
| Foimn | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fosim | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fomkh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fotym | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fosem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fotme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhoum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fomme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foemh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhome | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pfomm | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fomck | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fon | 67 | 16,935 | / |
| Fam | 67 | 16,358 | / |
| Vom | 67 | 1,344 | / |
| Fum | 67 | 708 | / |
| Fomova | 67 | 195 | / |
| Fossem | 67 | 97 | / |
| Fão | 67 | 66 | / |
| Fochim | 67 | 48 | / |
| Fochem | 67 | 19 | / |
| Fousem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foutem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fomgne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foheem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foumne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fotemg | 67 | 1 | / |
Fom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fom in the Hindi language | ||
| फोम | phoma | - |
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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 Fom
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