Fodi Surname

88,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Fodi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fodi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger3,8321:5,008452
Burkina Faso3591:51,1202,248
Brazil3461:618,71223,019
Benin2781:37,1784,802
South Africa1861:291,27828,316
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
India51:153,413,076951,030
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
England31:18,572,686338,250
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Fódi (223) & Födi (37) are calculated separately.

Fodi (1,941) may also be a first name.

Fodi Last Name Facts

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

Fodi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺩﻱ, Hindi: फोदी) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Fódi or Födi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fodi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 88,717th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,346,304 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Fodi reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Fodi is also the 172,127th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 1,941 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 3,832 people, or 1 in 5,008. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 64 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 22 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Niger Fodi is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Fodi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fodi last name are 9.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fodi earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25% less than the national average, earning R 178,236 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.51% less than the national average, earning $46,451 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fódi92223/
Födi9237/
Fodio891,873/
Foudi891,666/
Foddi89367/
Fodie8989/
Fodoi8989/
Fodiy8949/
Foodi8923/
Fodai8922/
Fodhi8917/
Fodui8917/
Fodei895/
Fohdi893/
Foidi893/
Fodit893/
Fodis892/
Fodih891/
Ffodi891/
Fuodi891/
Foddis801,143/
Foddai80726/
Foudih8094/
Foudie8028/
Fodich8019/
Fouddi809/
Foudai806/
Foudhi804/
Foudio802/
Foddie801/
Fodioh801/
Fhoudi801/
Pfoodi801/
Foudis801/
Fodiey801/
Fodois801/
Fodish800/
Foda7519,746/
Fadi7515,937/
Fedi754,763/
Fudi754,092/
Fode751,980/
Vodi75465/
Fody75214/
Fodé7511/
Fodisch7310/
Foudaid734/
Fosdich730/
Fouda6792,409/
Foday6717,479/
Fooda671,645/
Fedai671,541/
Faddi671,400/
Faedi671,329/
Fahdi671,250/
Foody671,043/
Fehdi671,012/
Fodde67735/
Faudi67663/
Foder67647/
Fedyi67615/
Feddi67609/
Fadai67583/
Fodey67568/
Fodge67532/
Fedie67504/
Fadih67431/
Feudi67388/
Foudy67381/
Voddi67347/
Phodi67335/
Fadip67298/
Voodi67230/
Fadis67200/
Fadei67171/
Fodaa67153/
Foida67152/
Foddy67128/
Fodje67112/
Foede67110/
Fuidi67110/
Foude67103/
Fudui6789/
Foode6785/
Vodoi6780/
Fediy6775/
Fadie6772/
Fudio6763/
Fodeh6762/
Fadhi6762/
Fodda6753/
Fadio6744/
Fodea6744/
Vuodi6741/
Faadi6740/
Fedei6739/
Fudai6736/
Fodha6733/
Fudoi6727/
Foyda6725/
Fuddi6723/
Fadui6722/
Fatdi6718/
Fedij6718/
Fadid6718/
Foide6718/
Voidi6717/
Vojdi6717/
Fudhi6715/
Fodhe6714/
Fudei6714/
Vodhi6712/
Foyde6710/
Fadit678/
Fadii676/
Fadyi676/
Fadgi675/
Fadiy675/
Fudie675/
Fhadi675/
Fuoda675/
Voydi673/
Foudj673/
Fhode672/
Feedi672/
Fudis672/
Fodee672/
Fodoy672/
Vodai672/
Foedy672/
Fojda672/
Fudiy672/
Fedih672/
Pfudi671/
Fasdi671/
Vodie671/
Faãdi671/
Fedhi671/
Faïdi671/
Fohde671/
Fudit671/
Vfadi671/
Fuudi671/
Faëdi671/
Fadiş671/
Foddé671/
Fodet671/
Fodeu671/
Fudih671/
Fhoda671/
Fhody671/
Fadoi671/
Fedoi671/
Fudip671/
Fadiz671/
Fudid671/
Ffadi671/
Fuody670/
Fudgi670/

Fodi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fodi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻮﺩﻱfwdy-
Fodi in the Hindi language
फोदीphodi-

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Footnotes

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