Fum Surname

473,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Fum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2451:216,08818,072
Malaysia1641:179,84310,807
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
India221:34,866,608408,224
Singapore211:262,27211,611
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
England41:13,929,515290,718
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Fum (298) may also be a first name.

Fum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fum (Arabic: فوم, Hindi: फूम) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fum is the 473,192nd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 10,293,144 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Fum reside; 35 percent reside in East Africa and 35 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 510,666th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 298 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 216,088. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 80 percent live, Pemba South Region, where 17 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 23 percent live and Egypt, where 17 percent live.

Fum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fum has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fum surname decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fum Last Name Statistics demography

Fum earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.36% less than the national average, earning R 186,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foum864,740/
Fume86274/
Fuim86114/
Faum8641/
Feum8630/
Fumm867/
Fumd864/
Fumt862/
Fuum862/
Hfum861/
Pfum861/
Fuym861/
Fusm861/
Futm861/
Fumk861/
Fuime751,788/
Futem75233/
Fumhe75149/
Faume7557/
Pfoum7518/
Foume7516/
Feume7511/
Pfume758/
Fahum758/
Fumme751/
Fhoum751/
Fumhg751/
Futim751/
Fusim751/
Pfumm751/
Pfaum751/
Fun675,870/
Fom673,905/
Vum6770/
Fuhtem6712/
Feumne6712/
Fuitem6712/
Pfumhe677/
Foutem672/
Fousem672/
Foumne671/
Fumgue671/
Pfumdt671/
Fhoume671/
Fumova671/
Fuicem671/

Fum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fum in the Hindi language
फूमphuma64.86
फुमphuma35.14
Fum in the Arabic language
فومfwm-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fum
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