Fawoye Surname
Approximately 262 people bear this surname
Fawoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 260 | 1:681,318 | 31,645 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fawoye (16) may also be a first name.
Fawoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fawoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fawoye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fawoye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 983,245th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fawoye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname Fawoye is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 681,318. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 31 percent live, Kwara, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fawoy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fawoe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Faboye | 83 | 539 | / |
| Fawoyi | 83 | 127 | / |
| Fawowe | 83 | 24 | / |
| Fawiye | 83 | 17 | / |
| Faweye | 83 | 9 | / |
| Fowoye | 83 | 6 | / |
| Fawoie | 83 | 3 | / |
| Faiwoe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fawyie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fawaye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Favoye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fawuye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fajuoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fawei | 73 | 398 | / |
| Fawey | 73 | 155 | / |
| Faway | 73 | 124 | / |
| Fawou | 73 | 17 | / |
| Fowoe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Favoy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fawae | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faboy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fawej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fowowe | 67 | 3,454 | / |
| Faweya | 67 | 571 | / |
| Faboya | 67 | 518 | / |
| Fawuyi | 67 | 290 | / |
| Fowoue | 67 | 75 | / |
| Fowoyo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Faboyo | 67 | 45 | / |
| Fabiye | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vawaye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Faboue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fabuye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faweje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fawaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fabeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fawead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faboyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawwae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Favoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foboye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faweii | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fawoye
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