Fomu Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Fomu (41) may also be a first name.

Fomu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fomu has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fomu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Fomu reside; 72 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 72 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Fomu is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name internationally, held by 41 people.

The surname Fomu is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea Fomu is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 42 percent reside, Morobe, where 31 percent reside and Madang, where 12 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fomou89138/
Fomus892/
Foomu891/
Fomuh891/
Fomau891/
Foumou80225/
Fomous8015/
Fomouh801/
Fumu752,597/
Famu75198/
Femu7553/
Vomu7511/
Foumoux732/
Foummou731/
Foutmou731/
Foumaux731/
Fosmuch731/
Famau67909/
Famou67198/
Pfumu6796/
Fumou6769/
Famus6760/
Vommu6754/
Famut6717/
Femau6712/
Fomoe6712/
Fatmu6711/
Faamu6711/
Fumuh677/
Voomu676/
Fahmu675/
Fumau675/
Famud675/
Phomu674/
Faemu673/
Vomou672/
Fammu672/
Feumu671/
Fameu671/
Femeu671/
Femui671/
Fumhu671/
Fumus671/
Famuš671/
Famui671/
Fhumu671/
Famuh671/

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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 Fomu
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