Fooma Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fooma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fooma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Fooma Last Name Facts

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

Fooma is most common in Benin. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fooma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Fooma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fooma reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,148,400. In Benin Fooma is most prevalent in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Benin Fooma occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foomai911/
Foma891,585/
Footmat831/
Fouma80809/
Fomat80512/
Fomai80105/
Fomah8068/
Fomoa8038/
Fomas8031/
Fomea8013/
Fosma8012/
Vooma809/
Foima806/
Fotma805/
Foema804/
Fomma803/
Fomay803/
Fuoma802/
Foomi802/
Fomau801/
Fohma801/
Foomy800/
Fouhma73793/
Pfouma73187/
Foumai7323/
Phooma7317/
Foimah734/
Foumay733/
Fomash733/
Foumah733/
Foomer732/
Fhomas732/
Voomai731/
Foumas731/
Fhouma731/
Fousma731/
Foumma731/
Foumat731/
Fommat731/
Fomaya731/
Foymah731/
Foumoa731/
Foomes730/
Foomey730/
Fosmas730/
Fama6710,853/
Fuma672,625/
Fomo672,019/
Fomi67435/
Voma67334/
Fome67145/
Foumgai6723/
Fomy6715/
Phoomma6712/
Fomj673/
Phoomas672/
Foumgay671/
Foumgah671/
Foumaux671/
Phoomai671/
Fomaggi671/
Pfoomer670/

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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 Fooma
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis