Pham Surname

123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,777,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam4,634,5771:204
United States82,0531:4,417490
Cambodia14,7801:1,048267
Thailand11,4431:6,173242
Australia8,3271:3,242455
Canada6,1351:6,006868
France6,0401:10,9971,080
Germany2,7101:29,7073,909
England1,1441:48,7056,081
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Norway9291:5,535549
Sweden8951:11,002962
Singapore7021:7,846453
Denmark6951:8,122741
Switzerland6821:12,0421,987
Netherlands6441:26,2224,272
Belgium5021:22,9023,602
Taiwan4691:49,989556
Japan3841:332,92811,709
Malaysia3601:81,9285,766
United Arab Emirates3401:26,9483,000
Finland3171:17,3402,475
Czechia2931:36,2925,961
Russia2701:533,78948,476
New Zealand2471:18,3333,213
Indonesia2371:558,01344,900
New Caledonia2341:1,18041
Iran1541:498,58829,637
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Spain981:477,06224,404
Austria801:106,44315,207
Iceland721:5,279634
Hungary631:155,81413,968
South Korea601:854,004292
Israel471:182,07718,133
Poland461:826,27764,341
China421:32,555,2751,726
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Romania341:590,52642,844
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Laos251:263,533260
Guam211:7,6251,143
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
India171:45,121,493474,784
Scotland161:334,61415,044
South Sudan161:713,442947
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Macau41:150,408604
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

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).

- kylestag

Pham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pham (Hindi: फाम, Oriya: ଫମ୍) is held by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Pham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 123rd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,525 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 116,238 people.

The surname Pham is most commonly held in Vietnam, where it is borne by 4,634,577 people, or 1 in 20. In Vietnam Pham is mostly found in: Red River Delta, where 30 percent reside, Southeast, where 17 percent reside and Mekong River Delta, where 15 percent reside. Not including Vietnam it is found in 105 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Cambodia, where 0 percent reside.

Pham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pham surname is chiefly Buddhist (89%) in Russia.

In The United States Pham are 2.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.01% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paham89421/
Phaim89280/
Phame89118/
Phaam8976/
Pheam8950/
Phatm8924/
Phamm898/
Phamn898/
Vpham893/
Phamg891/
Phamh891/
Phaum891/
Bpham891/
Wpham890/
Phasm890/
Pam8665,610/
Phatem801,027/
Phamng80783/
Phatim80304/
Phayme8026/
Phasim807/
D'Pham803/
Phaham802/
Pahamn802/
Phpham801/
Hpaham801/
Phan752,224,448/
Paim7544,834/
Pame757,599/
Pahm753,853/
Phom75920/
Paum75445/
Paam7597/
Pamm7568/
Fham7566/
Peam7563/
Pohm7541/
Paím7536/
Pamg7520/
Paym7511/
Pamh7511/
Pfam7510/
Pasm759/
Pamd756/
Patm756/
Ppam756/
Pamt754/
Hfam753/
Pgam752/
Pajm752/
P'Am751/
Pamn750/
Phamová73228/
Pahaham7315/
Phattim735/
Phamova735/
Pheaume733/
Pheatem732/
Phatemh731/
Phaatim731/
Phaitim731/
Phattem731/
Pahan6778,676/
Phang6729,396/
Faham673,986/
Phanh67900/
Pasim67778/
Patim67522/
Phann67404/
Phand67394/
Pasem67362/
Paume67319/
Pamme67317/
Patem67202/
Phain67197/
Phane67152/
Pacem6799/
Phean6784/
Phaan6784/
Pacim6767/
Payme6764/
Pahum6755/
Fhame6753/
Phoim6749/
Paime6746/
Peame6740/
Pasme6737/
Phuom6722/
Phant6718/
Fhaim6711/
Vaham6710/
Pa'am6710/
Phoum679/
Phome678/
Pheum677/
Phaun676/
Phatn675/
Pamne675/
Phomm673/
Phoom673/
Patme673/
Pahym673/
Bphan672/
Paymm672/
Paaim672/
Phomt672/
Pamnd671/
Pathm671/
Pattm671/
Ppamm671/
Phasn671/
Pheim671/
Pfaum671/
Phahn671/
Phomn671/
Paimg671/
Paame671/
Paasm671/
Pamth671/
Hphom671/
Paihm671/
Paimt671/
Fphan671/
P'Ohm671/
Phomg671/
Pamtd671/
Fhamn671/
Wphan670/
Pohme670/
Paumn670/

Pham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pham in the Oriya language
ଫମ୍pham-
Pham in the Hindi language
फामphama33.33
फांpham33.33
फमphama33.33

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