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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fomah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Fomah are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fomah is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 38 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Fomah is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 54 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent live and Rivers, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 31 percent live and Cameroon, where 22 percent live.
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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