Foum Surname

99,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Foum Surname User-submission:

The Foum surname in Swahili means 'shield'.

Foum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,4961:11,7751,536
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Foum (510) may also be a first name.

Foum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Foum surname in Swahili means 'shield'.

- m0neyluv

Foum Last Name Facts

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

Foum (Hindi: फोम) is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foum is the 99,779th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,537,457 people. Foum is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Foum live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 374,596th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 510 people.

The last name Foum is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,496 people, or 1 in 11,775. In Tanzania it is most common in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 40 percent reside, Zanzibar North Region, where 24 percent reside and Zanzibar South Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Foum exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Foem7523/
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Foom7513/
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Fumd754/
Fomh753/
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Vfom751/
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Fgom751/
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Found67585/
Fayum67405/
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Fouyn6781/
Fotem6773/
Founk6760/
Faume6757/
Fouen6741/
Feyom6741/
Feyum6722/
Fount6718/
Foyim6717/
Fayom6717/
Fomne6713/
Feume6711/
Faium6710/
Pfoun6710/
Phoum679/
Pfume678/
Fahum678/
Foime677/
Fotim676/
Foiam675/
Foimn674/
Foyam673/
Fujim673/
Fosim673/
Fomkh673/
Fujam672/
Fajum672/
Fujom672/
Fotym672/
Pfaum671/
Pfumm671/
Fhoun671/
Fojim671/
Futim671/
Fusim671/
Fujem671/
Fumme671/
Foemh671/
Fojam671/
Fowem671/
Foyom671/
Fosem671/
Fotme671/
Fouemgne671/
Fijom671/
Feuam671/
Fiyom671/
Fomme671/
Fumhg671/
Fomck670/
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Fhome670/
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Foum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foum in the Hindi language
फोमphoma-

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