Fomy Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fomy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fomy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fomy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fomy (Russian: Фомы) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fomy? popularity and diffusion

Fomy is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Fomy reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 7 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Fomy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fomy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fomy last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fomey8915/
Foumy897/
Fommy894/
Fomay893/
Fomiy892/
Fomyo891/
Foymy891/
Foimy891/
Fohmy891/
Foemy891/
Foomy890/
Fomych80516/
Foumey8050/
Foumay803/
Fomaya801/
Foomey800/
Foma751,585/
Famy75772/
Fomi75435/
Fome75145/
Femy7583/
Fumy7542/
Fomj753/
Vomy751/
Foumgay731/
Fahmy67192,900/
Fumey674,845/
Fouma67809/
Fasmy67320/
Fhamy67215/
Fomai67105/
Fomes67104/
Foimi6785/
Famey6779/
Foumi6769/
Fomez6750/
Fomit6746/
Fomoa6738/
Femmy6734/
Fomer6729/
Famay6726/
Fehmy6722/
Fatmy6720/
Fomet6720/
Foume6716/
Feumy6715/
Faumy6715/
Fumyo6714/
Fomea6713/
Femey6713/
Fammy6712/
Fomie6711/
Fooma6710/
Foime677/
Foima676/
Fotmi675/
Vommy675/
Feemy675/
Famyi674/
Fumay674/
Faamy674/
Fummy674/
Fomma673/
Fomio672/
Vomey672/
Fuoma672/
Foomi672/
Foemi672/
Foymi672/
Fohmi672/
Fomeh672/
Foeme672/
Famhy671/
Famiy671/
Fumoy671/
Famyh671/
Fomme671/
Fomis671/
Fotme671/
Fomge671/
Fomee671/
Fohma671/
Femoy670/
Fhome670/

Fomy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fomy in the Russian language
Фомыfomy-

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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
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  • 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 Fomy
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