Phạm
| Pronunciation | International Phonetic Alphabet
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| Language(s) | Vietnamese |
Phạm is the fourth most common Vietnamese family name from 范.
Origin[]
Phạm is the Sino-Vietnamese reading of the Hán character 范 (fàn 'plants, grass' or 'models, limits, pattern').[1]
Frequency[]
Phạm is not a common Vietnamese surname such as Nguyễn, although it remains prevalent. Amongst the global ethnic Vietnamese population, it is the 5th most common name accounting for 5% of the total 75 million. In other parts of the world, such as the United States, Phạm is the #1455 most common last name comprising about 0.008% of all last names. It is also the 951st most common in France[2] with 5,509 persons sharing that name. It is ranked 943rd in the United States Social Security Index.[3]
People[]
Notable people with the surname Phạm include:
- Science
- Phạm Tuân, first Vietnamese cosmonaut and the first Asian in space
- Frédéric Pham, Vietnamese French mathematician (ref. Brieskorn–Pham manifold)
- Phạm Đình Hổ - inventor of Vietnamese Chinese Characters Chữ Nôm
- Politics and Military
- 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) and reunified Vietnam (1976–1987)
- Hung Pham, politician from Alberta, Canada
- , foreign minister to Bảo Đại (last emperor of Vietnam)
- Phạm Ngọc Thảo, colonel in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, communist spy
- Phạm Phú Quốc, Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilot involved in 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing
- Phạm Văn Phú, ARVN general
- Phạm Quang Khiêm, VNAF 1st lieutenant who was bast known for stealing C-130A for freedom before the Fall of Saigon
- Arts and entertainment
- Phạm Duy, composer and songwriter
- Linh Dan Pham, French actress
- Hoa Pham, Australian author
- Phạm Phi Nhung, Vietnamese American singer
- Quang X. Pham, author
- Andrew X. Pham, author
- Thái Thanh, 20th century Vietnamese singer, real name Phạm Thị Băng Thanh
- Phạm Thị Hoài, author
- Phạm Xuân Thái, Vietnamese linguist
- Phạm Xuân Ẩn, Vietnamese journalist and communist spy from South Vietnam
- Phạm Xuân Nguyên, pen name Ngân Xuyên, Vietnamese writer and literary translator
- Elyzabeth Pham, Miss Wisconsin USA 1999
- Phạm Hương, Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Winner
- Phạm Thị Thanh Hằng, Actress, TV Host & Model
- Sports
- Thierry Pham, French professional tennis player
- Phạm Thành Lương, Vietnamese football (Soccer) player
- Phạm Đức Huy, Vietnamese football (Soccer) player
- Anathan "ana" Pham, Australian Dota 2 player
- Tommy Pham, American baseball player
- Religious figures
- Phạm Công Tắc, first twelve disciples of Cao Dai
- Phạm Minh Mẫn Cardinal Priest & Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City in the Roman Catholic Church.
- Fictional characters
- , protagonist of the 18th century epic poem, Phạm Tải – Ngọc Hoa
- Pham Thi La, a character in the Muv-Luv spin-off series Schwarzesmarken.
- Other
- Nina Pham, U.S. nurse who became the first victim in the U.S. to acquire the Ebola virus disease through transmission in the U.S. during the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak[4]
- Phạm Đoan Trang Vietnamese human rights activist
See also[]
References[]
- ^ http://nomfoundation.org/index.php?IDcat=515&codepoint=8303[permanent dead link]
- ^ French surnames
- ^ PBS, POV: The Sweetest Sound: Popularity Index
- ^ "Nina Pham, first person to contract Ebola in US, arrives in Maryland". Eyewitness News. ABC7 KABC Los Angeles. 16 October 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- Vietnamese-language surnames