Famey Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Famey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 28 | 1:27,222 | 3,043 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Famey (461) may also be a first name.
Famey Demographics
Average Famey Salary in
United States
$38,107 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Famey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Famey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Famey has its highest incidence in Guyana. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Famey? popularity and diffusion
Famey is the 2,121,169th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Famey is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Famey are found; 37 percent are found in South America and 35 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. Famey is also the 397,322nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 461 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Guyana, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 27,222. In Guyana Famey is most common in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 54 percent reside, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, where 39 percent reside and Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 4 percent reside. Barring Guyana this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 16 percent reside.
Famey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Famey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Famey last name increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Famey Last Name Statistics demography
Famey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $38,107 USD per year.
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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 Famey
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