Phạm
Phạm is a common Vietnamese family name. The name is transliterated as Fan in Chinese and Beom in Korean.
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[edit] Origin
The name is derived from the Chinese character 范.[1] As with other East-Asian surnames derived from Chinese, it does not necessarily imply familial relations with those sharing the same surname.
[edit] Frequency
Although Phạm is not as common a surname among Vietnamese populations as Nguyễn or Trần, it remains prevalent. Among the global ethnic Vietnamese population, it is the 5th most common name accounting for 5% of the total 75 million. In the United States, Phạm is the #1455 most common last name[2] with about 0.008% of all last names. It is the 951st most common in France[3] with 5,509 persons sharing that name. It is ranked 943rd in the Social Security Index.[4]
[edit] Notable people with the surname Phạm
There are many notable people named Phạm, including:
The famous drawing expert
- Martin Fledelius Pham
Pioneers
- Phạm Tuân, first Vietnamese cosmonaut and the first Asian in space.
Politicians
- Phạm Công Trứ, mandarin of the Le and Trinh dynasties
- Phạm Ngũ Lão, prominent general under Trần Hưng Đạo
- Phạm Văn Đồng Prime Minister of North Vietnam (1955–1976) & reunified Vietnam (1976–1987)
- Hung Pham, politician from Alberta, Canada.
- Pham Le Bong, foreign minister to Bao Dai (last emperor of Vietnam).
Literati
- Phạm Quang Cang, author.
- Quang X. Pham, author of A Sense of Duty: My Father, My American Journey, founder of Lathian Systems
- Andrew X. Pham, author
- Phạm Thị Hoài, author
- Pham Xuan Thai, Vietnamese linguist
- Phạm Xuân Ẩn, Vietnamese journalist and communist spy from South Vietnam
Religious Figures
- Phạm Công Tắc, first twelve disciples of Cao Dai
- Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn Cardinal Priest & Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City in the Roman Catholic Church.
Musicians
- Phạm Đình Chương, composer and songwriter
- Phạm Quang Cang, composer and songwriter
- Pham Duy, composer and songwriter
Artists
- Khoi Pham, artist for Marvel Comics (X-Factor, Mighty Avengers,Incredible Hercules, Chaos War)
Models
- Elyzabeth Pham, Miss Wisconsin USA 1999
- Maisa Pham, Miss Mayflower Canada 2010
Military
- Pham Ngoc Thao, colonel in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, communist spy
- Pham Phu Quoc, Vietnam Air Force pilot in 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing
- Pham Van Dong, ARVN general
- Pham Van Phu, ARVN general
Fictional Characters
- Pham Nuwen, the protagonist of Vernor Vinge's Hugo Award winning science fiction series, A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky
- Pham Khang, a man with the title "Prosperous Dragon.".
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://nomfoundation.org/index.php?IDcat=515&codepoint=8303
- ^ List of American last names in the 2000 Census
- ^ French surnames
- ^ PBS, POV: The Sweetest Sound: Popularity Index
