Foma Surname

250,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Foma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4071:354,11135,029
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Zimbabwe2591:59,6079,026
Cameroon1811:114,74613,259
Benin1071:96,59411,054
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Niger511:376,31410,650
Moldova381:93,72011,459
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Foma (2,436) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouma89809/
Fomat89512/
Fomai89105/
Fomah8968/
Fomoa8938/
Fomas8931/
Fomea8913/
Fosma8912/
Fooma8910/
Foima896/
Fotma895/
Foema894/
Fomma893/
Fomay893/
Fuoma892/
Fomau891/
Fohma891/
Fouhma80793/
Pfouma80187/
Foumai8023/
Foimah804/
Fomash803/
Foumah803/
Foumay803/
Fhomas802/
Foomai801/
Foumas801/
Foymah801/
Fomaya801/
Fommat801/
Foumat801/
Foumma801/
Foumoa801/
Fousma801/
Fhouma801/
Fosmas800/
Fama7510,853/
Fuma752,625/
Fomo752,019/
Fema75656/
Fomi75435/
Voma75334/
Fome75145/
Fomy7515/
Fomj753/
Foumgai7323/
Footmat731/
Foumaux731/
Foumgah731/
Foumgay731/
Fomaggi731/
Fatma67146,311/
Fahma671,130/
Famau67909/
Famat67773/
Fumai67734/
Famea67332/
Famas67295/
Famma67255/
Pfuma67202/
Fauma67199/
Famah67195/
Fumea67192/
Fehma67171/
Fosmo67158/
Phoma67139/
Fomou67138/
Famai67126/
Fumat67107/
Fomes67104/
Fumas67103/
Fumaa6795/
Foimi6785/
Foumi6769/
Famga6764/
Voima6758/
Fomez6750/
Fumaz6750/
Fomit6746/
Famad6734/
Femai6730/
Fomer6729/
Fasma6728/
Famay6726/
Famaa6726/
Foumo6726/
Faama6723/
Femea6721/
Fumač6721/
Vuoma6721/
Fomet6720/
Fumah6717/
Foume6716/
Fomey6715/
Faema6715/
Famaz6715/
Femau6712/
Fhema6712/
Foimo6711/
Futma6711/
Fomie6711/
Femah6710/
Vooma679/
Foime677/
Foumy677/
Fuuma677/
Vomai677/
Vomma676/
Fotmo676/
Fotmi675/
Fumau675/
Femaa674/
Vohma674/
Voema674/
Fommy674/
Fumay674/
Fhèma674/
Femma673/
Fumma673/
Feuma673/
Fommo673/
Vojma673/
Fomiy672/
Fusma672/
Famaj672/
Fhama672/
Famoa672/
Vomah672/
Fomio672/
Foomi672/
Foymi672/
Fomeh672/
Foeme672/
Foemi672/
Fohmi672/
Vomaa671/
Foemo671/
Fumad671/
Fuomo671/
Fomis671/
Famêa671/
Fumha671/
Fomee671/
Foemy671/
Fohmy671/
Foimy671/
Foymy671/
Fomge671/
Fomho671/
Fomod671/
Fomop671/
Fomoz671/
Fomyo671/
Fotme671/
Fomme671/
Fomoh671/
Foumatch671/
Foomy670/
Foumeaue670/
Fomot670/
Fhome670/

Foma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foma in the Hindi language
फोमाphoma-
Foma in the Russian language
Фомаfoma-

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Footnotes

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