Fawy Surname

173,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Fawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,2581:40,7164,150
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Fawy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fawy (Arabic: عفوي) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fawy.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 173,581st most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,944,463 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Fawy are found; 91 percent are found in North Africa and 91 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,258 people, or 1 in 40,716. Barring Egypt Fawy exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawey89155/
Faway89124/
Faywy891/
Fawyi891/
Fawoy891/
Faweye809/
Fawaya803/
Feaway801/
Fawa752,737/
Fawi752,375/
Faby75879/
Fawe75387/
Favy75151/
Fawj7511/
Fowy750/
Fhauway731/
Fashwey731/
Feahway731/
Fausway730/
Fabay671,521/
Fawai67850/
Fawie67841/
Fowey67519/
Favey67458/
Fawei67398/
Fobay67191/
Fauvy67110/
Fabey6791/
Fatvy6786/
Favay6763/
Faiwe6746/
Fahwi6743/
Faywa6722/
Faiwa6721/
Fauwe6717/
Faweh6713/
Fajwa6711/
Vaway6710/
Fawwa678/
Fewey678/
Fauwa677/
Fayva677/
Fawui675/
Faiby675/
Feawe674/
Favoy673/
Fawaj673/
Faboy672/
Fayue672/
Fawhi672/
Faiwi672/
Fawwi672/
Faybe671/
Fevay671/
Feaby671/
Ffawa671/
Vawey671/
Faawi671/
Fawaa671/
Faewe671/
Faybi671/
Fawii671/
Fajwi671/
Fayve671/
Fayui671/
Fawej671/
Faswe671/
Fauby670/
Feway670/
Fowhy670/

Fawy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fawy in the Arabic language
عفويfwy-
عفوىfwy-

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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
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  • 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 Fawy
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