Fum Surname
Approximately 708 people bear this surname
Fum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 245 | 1:216,088 | 18,072 |
| Malaysia | 164 | 1:179,843 | 10,807 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Fum (298) may also be a first name.
Fum Demographics
Average Fum Salary in
South Africa
R 186,876
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Fum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fum (Arabic: فوم, Hindi: फूम) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fum.
How Common Is The Last Name Fum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 473,192nd most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,293,144 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Fum live; 35 percent live in East Africa and 35 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Fum is also the 510,666th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 298 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 216,088. In Tanzania Fum is mostly concentrated in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 80 percent live, Pemba South Region, where 17 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent live. Barring Tanzania Fum exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 23 percent live and Egypt, where 17 percent live.
Fum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fum has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fum last name 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foum | 86 | 4,740 | / |
| Fume | 86 | 274 | / |
| Fuim | 86 | 114 | / |
| Faum | 86 | 41 | / |
| Feum | 86 | 30 | / |
| Fumm | 86 | 7 | / |
| Fumd | 86 | 4 | / |
| Fumt | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fuum | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hfum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pfum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fuym | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fusm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Futm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fumk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fuime | 75 | 1,788 | / |
| Futem | 75 | 233 | / |
| Fumhe | 75 | 149 | / |
| Faume | 75 | 57 | / |
| Pfoum | 75 | 18 | / |
| Foume | 75 | 16 | / |
| Feume | 75 | 11 | / |
| Pfume | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fahum | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fumme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhoum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fumhg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Futim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fusim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfumm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfaum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fun | 67 | 5,870 | / |
| Fom | 67 | 3,905 | / |
| Vum | 67 | 70 | / |
| Fuhtem | 67 | 12 | / |
| Feumne | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fuitem | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pfumhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Foutem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fousem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foumne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fumgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfumdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fumova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuicem | 67 | 1 | / |
Fum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fum in the Hindi language | ||
| फूम | phuma | 64.86 |
| फुम | phuma | 35.14 |
| Fum in the Arabic language | ||
| فوم | fwm | - |
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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
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- 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 Fum
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