Foram Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Wales

Foram Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Foram (2,475) may also be a first name.

Foram Last Name Facts

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

Foram (Hindi: फोरम, Marathi: फोरम, Oriya: ଓରାମ, Russian: Форам) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foram? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Foram are found; 37 percent are found in South Asia and 31 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 148,517th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 2,475 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Foram is mostly found in: Odisha, where 36 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent reside and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 9 percent reside. Not including India it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Foram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foram has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foram last name decreased 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forame9156/
Forham9122/
Fouram9113/
Forgam914/
Forzam913/
Foramd912/
Foraim911/
Foraham830/
Foran8011,133/
Faram802,432/
Voram80220/
Furam8030/
Feram8029/
Forom8012/
Farzam733,793/
Forand731,990/
Forhan731,753/
Forgan73809/
Forzan73723/
Phoram73711/
Farham73367/
Forant73243/
Forain73228/
Ferram73144/
Forane73126/
Farame73121/
Farram73104/
Fahram7382/
Fouran7363/
Feraim7353/
Faraum7351/
Fargam7346/
Faraim7342/
Forean7320/
Voraim7316/
Forang7313/
Furham7312/
Fohran7310/
Voraum739/
Furram737/
Fuhram736/
Ferham735/
Forran733/
Forgom733/
Fooran733/
Faraam733/
Forome732/
Faaram732/
Fotran731/
Pferam731/
Foromm731/
Fuoran731/
Forann731/
Foruom731/
Furzam731/
Foroum731/
Feraam731/
Farahm731/
Faramm730/
Foreum730/
Voorham67383/
Fourzan67250/
Faraham67204/
Forrand6794/
Forrant6736/
Photram6735/
Forhane6727/
Forhand6725/
Fourain6719/
Fourane6718/
Vourham6714/
Fouroum676/
Farasim675/
Voraham674/
Fuhrham673/
Furhamm672/
Foraine672/
Fourand672/
Forhann671/
Forhajn671/
Foitran671/
Foraint671/
Forrayn671/
Phoiram671/
Farrzam671/
Forrain671/
Forhant671/
Forheim671/
Farhaim671/
Forgain671/
Farzaam671/
Foraind671/
Forhang671/
Forgaun670/
Faharam670/
Forahan670/
Fohrand670/
Forgoom670/

Foram Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foram in the Oriya language
ଓରାମorama-
Foram in the Marathi language
फोरमphorama93.89
फ़ोरमforama1.81
कोरमkorama0.28
फ़ॉरमforama0.28
रामrama0.14
Foram in the Hindi language
फोरमphorama93.33
फोरामphorama6.67
Foram in the Russian language
Форамforam-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foram
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