Pham Surname
Approximately 4,777,723 people bear this surname
Pham Surname User-submission:
The Vietnamese surname, Phạm, is equivalent to the Chinese 范 (Fàn ‘plants, grass’) or 範 (Fàn 'law, custom, mold, pattern, model') and the Korean 범 (Beom).
Pham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 4,634,577 | 1:20 | 4 |
| United States | 82,053 | 1:4,417 | 490 |
| Cambodia | 14,780 | 1:1,048 | 267 |
| Thailand | 11,443 | 1:6,173 | 242 |
| Australia | 8,327 | 1:3,242 | 455 |
| Canada | 6,135 | 1:6,006 | 868 |
| France | 6,040 | 1:10,997 | 1,080 |
| Germany | 2,710 | 1:29,707 | 3,909 |
| England | 1,144 | 1:48,705 | 6,081 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,073 | 1:28,757 | 4,075 |
| Norway | 929 | 1:5,535 | 549 |
| Sweden | 895 | 1:11,002 | 962 |
| Singapore | 702 | 1:7,846 | 453 |
| Denmark | 695 | 1:8,122 | 741 |
| Switzerland | 682 | 1:12,042 | 1,987 |
| Netherlands | 644 | 1:26,222 | 4,272 |
| Belgium | 502 | 1:22,902 | 3,602 |
| Taiwan | 469 | 1:49,989 | 556 |
| Japan | 384 | 1:332,928 | 11,709 |
| Malaysia | 360 | 1:81,928 | 5,766 |
| United Arab Emirates | 340 | 1:26,948 | 3,000 |
| Finland | 317 | 1:17,340 | 2,475 |
| Czechia | 293 | 1:36,292 | 5,961 |
| Russia | 270 | 1:533,789 | 48,476 |
| New Zealand | 247 | 1:18,333 | 3,213 |
| Indonesia | 237 | 1:558,013 | 44,900 |
| New Caledonia | 234 | 1:1,180 | 41 |
| Iran | 154 | 1:498,588 | 29,637 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Spain | 98 | 1:477,062 | 24,404 |
| Austria | 80 | 1:106,443 | 15,207 |
| Iceland | 72 | 1:5,279 | 634 |
| Hungary | 63 | 1:155,814 | 13,968 |
| South Korea | 60 | 1:854,004 | 292 |
| Israel | 47 | 1:182,077 | 18,133 |
| Poland | 46 | 1:826,277 | 64,341 |
| China | 42 | 1:32,555,275 | 1,726 |
| Ireland | 36 | 1:130,804 | 6,280 |
| Romania | 34 | 1:590,526 | 42,844 |
| Italy | 32 | 1:1,911,146 | 87,725 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Laos | 25 | 1:263,533 | 260 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Slovakia | 18 | 1:296,469 | 43,115 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Pham (116,238) may also be a first name.
Pham Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Vietnamese surname, Phạm, is equivalent to the Chinese 范 (Fàn ‘plants, grass’) or 範 (Fàn 'law, custom, mold, pattern, model') and the Korean 범 (Beom).
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Pham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pham (Hindi: फाम, Oriya: ଫମ୍) is carried by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pham? popularity and diffusion
Pham is the 123rd most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,525 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Pham live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Viet-Asia. It is also the 8,873rd most widespread given name at a global level, held by 116,238 people.
The surname Pham is most common in Vietnam, where it is carried by 4,634,577 people, or 1 in 20. In Vietnam Pham is mostly found in: Red River Delta, where 30 percent live, Southeast, where 17 percent live and Mekong River Delta, where 15 percent live. Barring Vietnam this last name is found in 105 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Cambodia, where 0 percent live.
Pham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Pham surname is chiefly Buddhist (89%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Pham last name are 2.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.01% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pham earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.37% less than the national average, earning 292,887 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning 82,292,700 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $47,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $50,695 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paham | 89 | 421 | / |
| Phaim | 89 | 280 | / |
| Phame | 89 | 118 | / |
| Phaam | 89 | 76 | / |
| Pheam | 89 | 50 | / |
| Phatm | 89 | 24 | / |
| Phamm | 89 | 8 | / |
| Phamn | 89 | 8 | / |
| Vpham | 89 | 3 | / |
| Phamg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phamh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phaum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bpham | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wpham | 89 | 0 | / |
| Phasm | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pam | 86 | 65,610 | / |
| Phatem | 80 | 1,027 | / |
| Phamng | 80 | 783 | / |
| Phatim | 80 | 304 | / |
| Phayme | 80 | 26 | / |
| Phasim | 80 | 7 | / |
| D'Pham | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phaham | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pahamn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phpham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hpaham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phan | 75 | 2,224,448 | / |
| Paim | 75 | 44,834 | / |
| Pame | 75 | 7,599 | / |
| Pahm | 75 | 3,853 | / |
| Phom | 75 | 920 | / |
| Paum | 75 | 445 | / |
| Paam | 75 | 97 | / |
| Pamm | 75 | 68 | / |
| Fham | 75 | 66 | / |
| Peam | 75 | 63 | / |
| Pohm | 75 | 41 | / |
| Paím | 75 | 36 | / |
| Pamg | 75 | 20 | / |
| Paym | 75 | 11 | / |
| Pamh | 75 | 11 | / |
| Pfam | 75 | 10 | / |
| Pasm | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pamd | 75 | 6 | / |
| Patm | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ppam | 75 | 6 | / |
| Pamt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hfam | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pgam | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pajm | 75 | 2 | / |
| P'Am | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pamn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Phamová | 73 | 228 | / |
| Pahaham | 73 | 15 | / |
| Phattim | 73 | 5 | / |
| Phamova | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pheaume | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pheatem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phatemh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phaatim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phaitim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phattem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pahan | 67 | 78,676 | / |
| Phang | 67 | 29,396 | / |
| Faham | 67 | 3,986 | / |
| Phanh | 67 | 900 | / |
| Pasim | 67 | 778 | / |
| Patim | 67 | 522 | / |
| Phann | 67 | 404 | / |
| Phand | 67 | 394 | / |
| Pasem | 67 | 362 | / |
| Paume | 67 | 319 | / |
| Pamme | 67 | 317 | / |
| Patem | 67 | 202 | / |
| Phain | 67 | 197 | / |
| Phane | 67 | 152 | / |
| Pacem | 67 | 99 | / |
| Phean | 67 | 84 | / |
| Phaan | 67 | 84 | / |
| Pacim | 67 | 67 | / |
| Payme | 67 | 64 | / |
| Pahum | 67 | 55 | / |
| Fhame | 67 | 53 | / |
| Phoim | 67 | 49 | / |
| Paime | 67 | 46 | / |
| Peame | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pasme | 67 | 37 | / |
| Phuom | 67 | 22 | / |
| Phant | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fhaim | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vaham | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pa'am | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phoum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phome | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pheum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Phaun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phatn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pamne | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phomm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phoom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Patme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pahym | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bphan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paymm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phomt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pamnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pathm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pattm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phasn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phahn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phomn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paimg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paasm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pamth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hphom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paihm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paimt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| P'Ohm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phomg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pamtd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wphan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pohme | 67 | 0 | / |
| Paumn | 67 | 0 | / |
Pham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pham in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫମ୍ | pham | - |
| Pham in the Hindi language | ||
| फाम | phama | 33.33 |
| फां | pham | 33.33 |
| फम | phama | 33.33 |
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Pham Reference & Research
Pham DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Pham FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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