Famoriyo Surname

228,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Famoriyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famoriyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7191:103,0506,957
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Wales81:386,81619,671
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Famoriyo (58) may also be a first name.

Famoriyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Famoriyo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Famoriyo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Famoriyo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 228,458th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,107,974 people. The surname Famoriyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Famoriyo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Famoriyo is also the 1,295,729th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 58 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,719 people, or 1 in 103,050. In Nigeria Famoriyo is most numerous in: Osun, where 54 percent reside, Oyo, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Famoriyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (73%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famoriye8818/
Famorijo884/
Famoroyo883/
Famorayo882/
Famorie80397/
Famoray801/
Famoriji7564/
Vamoriya756/
Famourou754/
Fammorie752/
Famoroyi751/
Fatmariyah678/
Famaray671/
Famorea671/
Vamariya632/
Vamarayo631/
Fatmurrays561/
Vomorai5314/
Vamarai539/
Famarou537/
Famurea531/
Famaree531/
Vamarjai501/
Phamarai501/

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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 Famoriyo
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