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Phạm
Pronunciation International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Hanoi: [faːm˧˨ʔ]
  • Saigon: [faːm˨˩˨]
Language(s) Vietnamese
Other names
Variant form(s)Fan, Huan, Fam, Hwang, Fung (from Chinese), Beom/Pŏm/Pem (Korean)

Phạm is one of the most common Vietnamese family name (范) being the fourth most common, which may be rendered as Fan in Chinese for instance or Beom/Pom/Pem (범) in Korean.

It is not to be confused with Phan (潘), another Vietnamese surname.

Origin

Phạm is the Sino-Vietnamese reading of the Chữ Hán: .

Frequency

Phạm is a very prevalent last name in Vietnam. Among the global ethnic Vietnamese population, it is the fourth-most common name, accounting for 5% of the approximately 75 million people. It is also quite common in the United States, shared by around 82,000 citizens. [1] It is the 951st most common surname in France [2] and the 455th most common in Australia. [3] [4]

Phạm (范) family Vietnamese Five Colours Flag

People

Notable people with the surname Phạm include:

Science
Politics and military
Arts and entertainment
  • Phạm Duy (1921–2013), Vietnamese composer and songwriter
  • Linh Dan Pham (born 1974), Vietnamese-born French actress
  • Hoa Pham, Australian author
  • Phi Nhung (1970–2021), Vietnamese-American singer, actress and humanitarian
  • Quang X. Pham (born 1964), Vietnamese-American businessman and veteran
  • Andrew X. Pham, Vietnamese-born American author
  • Thái Thanh (1934–2020), Vietnamese-American singer
  • Pham Thi Hoai (born 1960), Vietnamese writer, editor and translator
  • Phạm Xuân Ẩn (1927–2006), Vietnamese journalist and communist spy
  • Phạm Xuân Nguyên (born 1958), Vietnamese writer and literary translator
  • Phạm Hương (born 1991), Vietnamese model and beauty pageant titleholder
  • Thanh Hằng (born Phạm Thị Thanh Hằng, 1983), Vietnamese actress and beauty pageant titleholder
  • Hanni (singer) (born Phạm Ngọc Hân, 2004), Australian Vietnamese singer, member of girl group NewJeans
  • Phạm Đoan Trang (born 1978), Vietnamese author and democracy activist
Sports
Religious figures
Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pham Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  2. ^ French surnames
  3. ^ PBS, POV: The Sweetest Sound: Popularity Index
  4. ^ "Most Common Australian Surnames & Meanings". forebears.io. Retrieved 2022-01-04.

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