Fuam Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Fuam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 78 | 1:266,270 | 25,687 |
| Malaysia | 58 | 1:508,521 | 25,379 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Fuam (289) may also be a first name.
Fuam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fuam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fuam is most common in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fuam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,434,893rd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name Fuam is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Fuam reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fuam is also the 519,842nd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 289 people.
Fuam is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 266,270. In Cameroon Fuam is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 96 percent live, Southwest Region, where 3 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 39 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.
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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 Fuam
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