Faqay Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Faqay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faqay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Faqay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faqay is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faqay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Faqay occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Faqay reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

It is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Without taking into account Somalia Faqay occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Faqay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Faqay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faqay surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faquay912/
Faqqay911/
Faqayi911/
Faqaay911/
Faqa8970/
Faqy891/
Faqas80136/
Faqad80128/
Faqat8079/
Faiqa8065/
Faqai8019/
Faqah8018/
Faqua809/
Fakay808/
Fauqy805/
Faquy803/
Faqaa801/
Faqea801/
Faqhy801/
Fadqa801/
Facay801/
Foqay801/
Fasqa801/
Faqyh801/
Faakye73920/
Fakaye7382/
Fakaya7354/
Faqais7327/
Faiqah7326/
Fakayo7324/
Faiqua735/
Faqeha734/
Fakayi734/
Faeqah732/
Faqash732/
Fakqat732/
Fequay732/
Faqiya732/
Faqaie731/
Fakayd731/
Fakayu731/
Faqaha731/
Faqeah731/
Faqehy731/
Faequa731/
Fauqha731/
Fauqat731/
Fadqah731/
Fakkay731/
Feaqat731/
Fauqua730/
Faka672,859/
Faqi67979/
Faca67878/
Fokaaya67808/
Faqe67798/
Feuquay67189/
Fouquay67124/
Faky6755/
Fauquey6725/
Vaqa6719/
Fashqat6713/
Fakaaya677/
Faqhiya674/
Fakayou672/
Fazquaz671/
Feqy671/
Feqa671/
Foqa671/
Faszkay671/
Feauqua671/
Faqiyeh671/
Faquatt671/
Facayas671/
Faskaye671/

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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 Faqay
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