The Pham surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 59,949 people carried this name — #498 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,500 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,160 people named Pham live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,134 people named Pham.
Most of them — 1,019 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 355 people named Pham live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
337 people named Pham have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 2,089 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Pham in American newspapers,
1894–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,810 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Pham,
with a public archive behind them.
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Frédéric Pham 1938– · physicist -
Michael Pham 1967– · Catholic priest -
Khuê Pham 1982– · journalist -
Jennifer Pham 1985– · singer -
Tiffany Pham 1986– · business executive
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 90 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pham.
- Pflieger 582 · U.S. census
- Pflug 1,100 · U.S. census
- Pfluger 712 · U.S. census
- Pfohl 928 · U.S. census
- Pfrimmer 176 · U.S. census
- Pfund 676 · U.S. census
- Phan 26,903 · U.S. census
- Phelix 174 · U.S. census
- Phenix 931 · U.S. census
- Philbert 527 · U.S. census
- Philibert 485 · U.S. census
- Philip 4,584 · U.S. census
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