Foroma Surname

257,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Foroma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foroma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,3681:11,2851,453
South Africa871:622,73246,743
England381:1,466,26563,675
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Foroma (63) may also be a first name.

Foroma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foroma is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foroma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 257,812th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,772,460 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Foroma live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Foroma is also the 1,234,572nd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 63 people.

The last name Foroma is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,368 people, or 1 in 11,285. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 27 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 19 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 17 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Foroma occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Foroma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foroma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foroma last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foroma Last Name Statistics demography

Foroma earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.77% less than the national average, earning R 140,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forouma921/
Foromah921/
Fourouma861/
Foromo83261/
Faroma8328/
Foromi839/
Forema839/
Voroma833/
Forome832/
Feroma832/
Forama831/
Farohma7716/
Foramau774/
Forhema773/
Faromah772/
Voromai771/
Farroma771/
Ferroma771/
Fourama771/
Foremau771/
Farooma771/
Ferromau7128/
Farohmah7127/
Fa'aroma711/
Farama67406/
Faromo67258/
Furuma6775/
Forame6756/
Forami6732/
Farome6722/
Varoma6716/
Farema6715/
Faruma6712/
Foramo6711/
Faromi6711/
Ferema6711/
Furama6710/
Veroma676/
Forumi672/
Foremo671/
Voromy671/
Ferama671/
Furomi671/

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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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  • 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 Foroma
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