Fodia Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Fodia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fodia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Fodia (1,328) may also be a first name.

Fodia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fodia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺩﻳﺎ) is most common in Niger. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fodia? popularity and diffusion

Fodia is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fodia are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 215,591st most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 1,328 people.

The last name Fodia is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger Fodia is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 86 percent live, Dosso Region, where 7 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 7 percent live. Not including Niger Fodia occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 29 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foudia91137/
Fodija911/
Fodias911/
Fodio801,873/
Fadia801,721/
Fodya80657/
Fedia80361/
Fodja80114/
Fodea8044/
Vodia8039/
Fudia8013/
Fadiah73268/
Fodjio7393/
Phodia7362/
Fadhia7330/
Foudja7320/
Fediay7310/
Vodiah7310/
Vodija739/
Fadias738/
Fudiah736/
Fadiha736/
Fuidia735/
Fodiop734/
Fadija734/
Faudia734/
Foudya734/
Fadiea732/
Fadjia732/
Feddia732/
Foudio732/
Feudia731/
Foedja731/
Fediah731/
Fahdia731/
Fuudia731/
Fodioh731/
Fadiat731/
Fedhia731/
Hfadia731/
Faddia731/
Fodeay731/
Fgadia731/
Fadiae731/
Foudjio67241/
Fadaiya6747/
Faudiah6715/
Fuidias6715/
Fatdiah674/
Fadhiah673/
Fasdiah673/
Faediah672/
Faudhia671/
Feudjia671/
Fadayia671/
Voidiah671/
Faduiya671/

Fodia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fodia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻮﺩﻳﺎfwdya-

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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 Fodia
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