Famiyan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Famiyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famiyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Famiyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Famiyan (Hindi: फमियां, Russian: Фамиян) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Famiyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Famiyan is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Famiyan reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Famiyan is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 80 percent reside and Osun, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fameyan864/
Vamiyan862/
Famuyan861/
Fomiyan861/
Famien77727/
Famain774/
Famean770/
Famoyin71188/
Vamuyan7111/
Famuyon714/
Famuyin714/
Fomoyan711/
Faumuin711/
Fomuyan711/
Fomiyam711/
Fasmaun711/
Fatmain711/
Famayin711/
Fameyin711/
Vamoyan711/
Fameing710/
Faumain710/
Phamiyam6723/
Fomuyang6716/
Famuyina674/
Famaaine673/
Faumuing672/
Fahamien671/
Famaitne671/

Famiyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Famiyan in the Hindi language
फमियांphamiyam-
Famiyan in the Russian language
Фамиянfamian-

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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 Famiyan
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