Faoye Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Faoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2301:770,18634,704
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England11:55,718,059489,080
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Faoye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faoye is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Faoye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faoye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faoye is the 990,978th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Faoye are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Faoye is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 770,186. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Osun, where 33 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Ekiti, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Faoye Last Name Statistics demography

Faoye earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.76% more than the national average, earning $66,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fatoye916,565/
Fasoye91159/
Fauoye911/
Faoe892/
Faoy891/
Fashoye8312/
Ffatoye834/
Faatoye831/
Fassoye831/
Fouye8063/
Fuoye8051/
Faoyi806/
Faoue804/
Fauye802/
Foaye801/
Fahoy801/
Faoie801/
Faeye801/
Feaye801/
Foeye801/
Faohy800/
Fahiye738,429/
Fateye73839/
Fasaye73312/
Fataye73283/
Fouyet7393/
Fasoyo7369/
Fatoya7369/
Faseye7338/
Fatuye7324/
Fasoya7324/
Fayjue7316/
Fatiye7316/
Fatowe7310/
Fahoue738/
Fatoyo735/
Fatoyi735/
Faouet734/
Foyeaj734/
Fahyeh734/
Fouyie734/
Fasuye733/
Fouaye733/
Faeyet732/
Fayoyi732/
Fohyeh732/
Faysea731/
Fuiaye731/
Fauyet731/
Feayeh731/
Faoyoh731/
Fayjoe731/
Fasiye731/
Faoyaj731/
Faoyad731/
Faoies731/
Fatoyé731/
Fheaoe731/
Fayjoy731/
Fatyye731/
Fahyee730/
Faahiye671,342/
Faou67616/
Faoa67135/
Foey6778/
Fasoieh6750/
Fahiyeh6729/
Fassoya6729/
Fashaye6721/
Faea6717/
Fashoyi6717/
Fauhoue6716/
Fateyeh6712/
Foae678/
Faey676/
Fatiyei676/
Fassaye675/
Fasheye675/
Fatayet674/
Faoj674/
Fatiyey673/
Fatojee673/
Faoi672/
Fautaye672/
Fatouei672/
Foujyhe671/
Fotayeh671/
Fashoyo671/
Fatiyeh671/
Fasieye671/
Vaoy671/
Fausuye671/
Fahaiye671/
Fatouya671/
Fasayeh671/
Foay670/

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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 Faoye
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