Famuyiwa Surname

69,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Famuyiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famuyiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,9051:25,6542,218
England1131:493,08031,588
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Famuyiwa (162) may also be a first name.

Famuyiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Famuyiwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Famuyiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Famuyiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 69,612th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,024,539 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Famuyiwa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Famuyiwa is also the 720,105th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 162 people.

The last name Famuyiwa is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,905 people, or 1 in 25,654. In Nigeria Famuyiwa is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 35 percent are found, Lagos, where 26 percent are found and Oyo, where 10 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Famuyiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (78%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Famuyiwa last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Famuyiwa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $42,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famuyiwua944/
Famuyiowa941/
Famuiwa9351/
Famoyiwa887/
Fomuyiwa883/
Famuyewa883/
Femuyiwa883/
Famuyiwo881/
Famauwa804/
Famuewa802/
Fomuiwa801/
Famuyibo75539/
Famoyewa75176/
Famoyiwo756/
Famoyowa753/
Fameyiwo752/
Famoyawa751/
Famayowa751/
Famouïwa751/
Ffamuyibo711/
Famieva6762/
Fameiwo671/
Foumouwa631/
Famoyeva631/
Famave57353/
Famawe571/
Fameeva539/
Famaave534/
Fomaiwe533/
Famaeva532/
Fahmawe531/
Famoubo531/

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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 Famuyiwa
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