Famisi Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Famisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Famisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Famisi occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Famisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Famisi is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Famisi reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 56 percent reside, Oyo, where 38 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famisis924/
Famaishi866/
Famisa83403/
Famusi8364/
Famizi834/
Famise833/
Femisi832/
Vamisi831/
Famissa77160/
Fomishi7720/
Fahmise773/
Vamishi771/
Famessi771/
Famizzi771/
Famishe771/
Famizie771/
Foumishi716/
Famisaya715/
Fahmizie711/
Vaumisai711/
Famisher711/
Famese67162/
Fomusi67109/
Fomici6740/
Phamisith6720/
Famesa6719/
Famuzi6711/
Famuse678/
Famiza676/
Fameci673/
Fomisa671/
Fomesi671/
Famije671/

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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
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  • 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 Famisi
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