Fomu Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Fomu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fomu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Fomu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Fomu live; 72 percent live in Oceania Islands and 72 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Fomu is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 41 people.
The surname Fomu is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea Fomu is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 42 percent live, Morobe, where 31 percent live and Madang, where 12 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fomou | 89 | 138 | / |
| Fomus | 89 | 2 | / |
| Foomu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fomuh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fomau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Foumou | 80 | 225 | / |
| Fomous | 80 | 15 | / |
| Fomouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fumu | 75 | 2,597 | / |
| Famu | 75 | 198 | / |
| Femu | 75 | 53 | / |
| Vomu | 75 | 11 | / |
| Foumoux | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foummou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foutmou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foumaux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fosmuch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Famau | 67 | 909 | / |
| Famou | 67 | 198 | / |
| Pfumu | 67 | 96 | / |
| Fumou | 67 | 69 | / |
| Famus | 67 | 60 | / |
| Vommu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Famut | 67 | 17 | / |
| Femau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fomoe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fatmu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Faamu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fumuh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Voomu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fahmu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fumau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Famud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phomu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faemu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vomou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fammu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feumu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fameu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Femeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Femui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fumhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fumus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famuš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhumu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famuh | 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 Fomu
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