Foum Surname
Approximately 4,740 people bear this surname
Foum Surname User-submission:
The Foum surname in Swahili means 'shield'.
Foum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,496 | 1:11,775 | 1,536 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Foum (510) may also be a first name.
Foum Surname Meaning
Foum Demographics
Average Foum Salary in
United States
$71,729 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Foum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foum (Hindi: फोम) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Foum is the 99,779th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,537,457 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Foum reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 374,596th most prevalent first name globally, held by 510 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,496 people, or 1 in 11,775. In Tanzania Foum is primarily found in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 40 percent live, Zanzibar North Region, where 24 percent live and Zanzibar South Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Tanzania Foum exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Foum Last Name Statistics demography
Foum earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.24% more than the national average, earning $71,729 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfoum | 89 | 18 | / |
| Foume | 89 | 16 | / |
| Fouem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fhoum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fom | 86 | 3,905 | / |
| Fum | 86 | 708 | / |
| Fayoum | 80 | 626 | / |
| Fouyem | 80 | 60 | / |
| Fousem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Foutem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fhoume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foumne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foueme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feyoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fume | 75 | 274 | / |
| Foun | 75 | 165 | / |
| Fome | 75 | 145 | / |
| Fomm | 75 | 115 | / |
| Fuim | 75 | 114 | / |
| Faum | 75 | 41 | / |
| Feum | 75 | 30 | / |
| Foem | 75 | 23 | / |
| Fhom | 75 | 18 | / |
| Foim | 75 | 16 | / |
| Foom | 75 | 13 | / |
| Fuom | 75 | 11 | / |
| Fumm | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fomg | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fumd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fomh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fohm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fuum | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fumt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fomd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fumk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fomt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fuem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vfom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wfom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fgom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fomq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fuym | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fusm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Futm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hfum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foym | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foumová | 73 | 8 | / |
| Foumgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouemne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuime | 67 | 1,788 | / |
| Foune | 67 | 987 | / |
| Found | 67 | 585 | / |
| Fayum | 67 | 405 | / |
| Foyem | 67 | 272 | / |
| Futem | 67 | 233 | / |
| Foung | 67 | 207 | / |
| Fumhe | 67 | 149 | / |
| Fouyn | 67 | 81 | / |
| Fotem | 67 | 73 | / |
| Founk | 67 | 60 | / |
| Faume | 67 | 57 | / |
| Fouen | 67 | 41 | / |
| Feyom | 67 | 41 | / |
| Feyum | 67 | 22 | / |
| Fount | 67 | 18 | / |
| Foyim | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fayom | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fomne | 67 | 13 | / |
| Feume | 67 | 11 | / |
| Faium | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pfoun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phoum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pfume | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fahum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Foime | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fotim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Foiam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foimn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foyam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fujim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fosim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fomkh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fujam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fajum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fujom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fotym | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfumm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fojim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Futim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fusim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fujem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fumme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fojam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fowem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fosem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fotme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouemgne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fijom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fomme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fumhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fomck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfomm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fhome | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fouhn | 67 | 0 | / |
Foum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foum in the Hindi language | ||
| फोम | phoma | - |
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