Foday Surname

30,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Foday Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone14,5961:48686
Liberia2,6691:1,652215
England871:640,43737,483
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Gambia41:480,863548
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Foday (70,359) may also be a first name.

Foday Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foday (Arabic: فودي) occurs in Sierra Leone more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foday? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foday is the 30,547th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 416,932 people. The surname Foday occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Foday reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Foday is also the 13,788th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 70,359 people.

The surname is most numerous in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 14,596 people, or 1 in 486. Without taking into account Sierra Leone Foday occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 15 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Foday Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foday surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Foday earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.46% more than the national average, earning $50,684 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foeday91182/
Fouday9114/
Fooday9110/
Fodaya914/
Fodaye911/
Foda8919,746/
Fody89214/
Fothday838/
Foedaye831/
Fouda8092,409/
Fooda801,645/
Foody801,043/
Fodey80568/
Feday80424/
Foudy80381/
Fodah80265/
Fodaa80153/
Foida80152/
Foddy80128/
Fodda8053/
Fodiy8049/
Fodea8044/
Fodha8033/
Faday8032/
Foyda8025/
Fodai8022/
Voday8017/
Fodad8014/
Fuday8013/
Fodap8013/
Fuoda805/
Foeda804/
Fodye803/
Fodoy802/
Foedy802/
Fojda802/
Fodae801/
Fodas801/
Fhoda801/
Fhody801/
Fuody800/
Foudad731,695/
Foudah731,512/
Fedayi73844/
Foddai73726/
Fadaya73406/
Fedaye73155/
Fadayo73136/
Fodiyo73132/
Foodey73100/
Fadayi7349/
Fedayo7322/
Fodiya7316/
Fadaye7312/
Foudda7310/
Fedaiy737/
Foudai736/
Vooday734/
Fodeya734/
Hfouda733/
Foudas733/
Fodeyi733/
Foudye732/
Phoday732/
Foudha732/
Foudap732/
Foudey732/
Fodacz731/
Fodeye731/
Foidah731/
Fodija731/
Vodaye731/
Vodayo731/
Fadahy731/
Fadaiy731/
Fodoyi731/
Fodysz731/
Foidas731/
Foodap731/
Fodiey731/
Foudat731/
Foodah731/
Fhoody731/
Fojdad731/
Fasday730/
Fada6716,654/
Fady678,242/
Voda676,979/
Fodi675,413/
Feda674,104/
Fuda672,308/
Fode671,980/
Fedy671,093/
Fedayee67384/
Vody67192/
Föda6720/
Fedayeh6714/
Fodiyah6713/
Fodé6711/
Fudy679/
Foudaid674/
Foudeas673/
Fadayee673/
Fadhaye673/
Foudiya672/
Fodouye672/
Foudiye671/
Féda671/
Fohydad671/
Foudeye671/
Fousdas671/
Foodaji671/
Feddaya671/
Fouddah671/

Foday Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foday in the Arabic language
فوديfwdy-
فوآديfwady-
فوآدىfwady-
فوأديfwady-
فواديfwady-
فوادىfwady-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foday
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