Fomah Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Fomah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fomah (38) may also be a first name.
Fomah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fomah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fomah is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fomah? popularity and diffusion
Fomah is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Fomah live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fomah is also the 1,662,754th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 38 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 54 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent reside and Rivers, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 31 percent reside and Cameroon, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foimah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Foumah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Fomash | 91 | 3 | / |
| Foymah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foma | 89 | 1,585 | / |
| Foumgah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fouma | 80 | 809 | / |
| Fomat | 80 | 512 | / |
| Famah | 80 | 195 | / |
| Fomai | 80 | 105 | / |
| Fomoa | 80 | 38 | / |
| Fomas | 80 | 31 | / |
| Fomea | 80 | 13 | / |
| Fosma | 80 | 12 | / |
| Fooma | 80 | 10 | / |
| Femah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Foima | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fotma | 80 | 5 | / |
| Foema | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fomma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fomay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vomah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fuoma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fohma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fomau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fomho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fomoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foumatch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fouhma | 73 | 793 | / |
| Pfouma | 73 | 187 | / |
| Fahmah | 73 | 131 | / |
| Foumai | 73 | 23 | / |
| Femaah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Foumay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Famaah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fhomas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fammah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foumat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fousma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foumoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foumoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foumma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Famach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fomouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fommat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fomgoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Famaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fhamah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faumah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faamah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foomai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fhouma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foumas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fosmas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Famash | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fama | 67 | 10,853 | / |
| Fomo | 67 | 2,019 | / |
| Fema | 67 | 656 | / |
| Voma | 67 | 334 | / |
| Foumgai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Fahamah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fomaggi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phomaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foumgay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foumaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Footmat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatmash | 67 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Fomah
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