Fomin Surname

6,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Fomin Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Foma, the Russian form of Thomas, meaning 'twin'.

Fomin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81,2511:1,774152
Kazakhstan3,5971:4,916715
Belarus2,2891:4,151489
Uzbekistan5821:53,1436,273
United States3881:934,17369,936
Moldova2481:14,3602,463
Israel2451:34,9294,881
Germany1841:437,53039,196
Kyrgyzstan1681:35,5525,601
Transnistria1401:3,391563
Finland1191:46,1915,676
Cameroon1001:207,69121,269
Estonia1001:13,2182,037
Azerbaijan941:102,6503,519
Turkmenistan931:59,0231,134
Lithuania861:35,2866,081
Poland731:520,66850,348
Australia641:421,80833,593
Tajikistan441:190,6071,835
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England311:1,797,35772,927
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Armenia101:293,0186,863
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Norway71:734,61250,907
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Abkhazia61:40,4782,603
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
France21:33,211,361423,184
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Fomín (14) are calculated separately.

Fomin (27) may also be a first name.

Fomin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Foma, the Russian form of Thomas, meaning 'twin'.

- Junie

Fomin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fomin Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fomin (Arabic: فومين, Hindi: फ़ोमीन, Russian: Фомин) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Fomín. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fomin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fomin is the 6,273rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 80,814 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Fomin are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Fomin is also the 2,036,353rd most common forename globally It is held by 27 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 81,251 people, or 1 in 1,774. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 8 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Omsk Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Russia it occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Fomin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fomin last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (84%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Fomin last name are 6.88% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.65% being registered with the party.

The amount Fomin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.1% more than the national average, earning $47,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $52,056 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fomín9314/
Fomina9194,306/
Foming91225/
Foumin914/
Ffomin911/
Foomin911/
Foumina835/
Foomina833/
Foumind831/
Ffomina831/
Fuomina831/
Fominne831/
Foumien831/
Fomyn807,113/
Famin802,126/
Fomen80639/
Femin8081/
Fumin8061/
Vomin8015/
Fomne8013/
Foimn804/
Fomim801/
Fominova771,841/
Fominová7711/
Fomyna737,915/
Phomin731,248/
Fahmin73903/
Famina73901/
Famien73727/
Fasmin73591/
Fatmin7353/
Faming7344/
Fuming7332/
Fumina7325/
Vohmin7314/
Fammin734/
Fhumin733/
Famion733/
Feemin732/
Vommin732/
Femien732/
Fomyon731/
Foumne731/
Fomgne731/
Fohmen731/
Fehmin731/
Foment731/
Fosmen731/
Phommin6774/
Phoumin6723/
Faumina6711/
Fahamin676/
Famming674/
Phoomin674/
Famn672/
Faumuin671/

Fomin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fomin in the Hindi language
फ़ोमीनfomina50
फोमीनphomina50
Fomin in the Russian language
Фоминfomin-
Fomin in the Arabic language
فومينfwmyn-

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