Fotimah Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Fotimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Fotimah (4) may also be a first name.
Fotimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fotimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fotimah is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fotimah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Fotimah live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fotimah is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 4 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Fotimah is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Fotimah is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Fotimah
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