Foma Surname
Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname
Foma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 407 | 1:354,111 | 35,029 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Zimbabwe | 259 | 1:59,607 | 9,026 |
| Cameroon | 181 | 1:114,746 | 13,259 |
| Benin | 107 | 1:96,594 | 11,054 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Niger | 51 | 1:376,314 | 10,650 |
| Moldova | 38 | 1:93,720 | 11,459 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Foma (2,436) may also be a first name.
Foma Demographics
Foma Political Affiliation
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Foma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foma (Hindi: फोमा, Russian: Фома) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 250,267th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,597,821 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Foma live; 34 percent live in Central Africa and 34 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 150,006th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,436 people.
The surname Foma is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 407 people, or 1 in 354,111. In Russia Foma is primarily found in: Moscow, where 19 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 15 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 11 percent live. Not including Russia this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live.
Foma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Foma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foma last name grew 173 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Foma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Foma surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Foma surname are 6.01% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 52.78% being registered with the party.
Foma earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% more than the national average, earning $65,214 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foma in the Hindi language | ||
| फोमा | phoma | - |
| Foma in the Russian language | ||
| Фома | foma | - |
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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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- 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 Foma
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