Famatye Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Famatye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famatye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England41:13,929,515290,718

Famatye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Famatye occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Famatye.

How Common Is The Last Name Famatye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Famatye is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Famatye live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Famatye is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Famatye is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 92 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside. Not including South Africa Famatye occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside.

Famatye Last Name Statistics demography

Famatye earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.74% less than the national average, earning R 121,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famatie8620/
Faimatea8028/
Famateya801/
Famatiya801/
Famatou713/
Fomatie711/
Faamatau6716/
Faimatou672/
Fasmatou671/
Fatmatou671/
Vamatiya671/
Faitmatou631/
Vamotie575/
Famotoa571/
Fomatoi571/
Vametie571/
Vamatai571/
Fameitau539/
Fometieh533/
Vaimatou531/
Vamaitaj531/
Phamataj531/
Faimoutou501/

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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 Famatye
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