Phạm Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Phạm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phạm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
France41:16,605,680368,153
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Pham (4,777,723) are calculated separately.

Phạm Last Name Facts

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

Phạm has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Pham. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phạm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phạm is the 2,979,664th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Phạm live; 35 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Phạm is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 23 percent live, Georgia, where 15 percent live and Massachusetts, where 15 percent live. Outside of The United States Phạm exists in 15 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent live and Singapore, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pham924,777,723/
Phm862,097/
Phum759,585/
Phem752,885/
Phim751,460/
Phom75920/
Phma75394/
Phym7589/
Phmy751/
Phmw751/
Phwm751/
Phjm751/
Phạmthế731/
Phama673,272/
Phumi672,871/
Phumu672,513/
Pm672,409/
Phumo671,464/
Phami67963/
Pheme67894/
Phuma67855/
Phume67751/
Phuam67339/
Phaim67280/
Phemo67246/
Phaem67187/
Phamo67180/
Phuum67179/
Phomo67162/
Phima67158/
Phyam67142/
Phoma67139/
Phoem67131/
Phame67118/
Phema6787/
Phaam6776/
Phiam6772/
Phimu6762/
Phuim6759/
Pheam6750/
Phoim6749/
Phamy6745/
Phuom6722/
Phomi6718/
Phyom6713/
Phemy6713/
Phoam6711/
Phamu679/
Phoum679/
Phamm678/
Phome678/
Phhim678/
Phemi678/
Pheum677/
Phimi676/
Phimo676/
Phiem675/
Phomu674/
Phimm674/
Phuem674/
Phomm673/
Phmah673/
Phoom673/
Hphom671/
Phamh671/
Phwma671/
Phumm671/
Phumy671/
Phu M671/
Phaum671/
Pheim671/
Phemu671/
Phhum671/
Phmay671/
Phumb671/
Phyme671/
Wpham670/
Phime670/

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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 Phạm
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