Fodiya Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Fodiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Fodiya (69) may also be a first name.
Fodiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fodiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fodiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺩﻱ, Hindi: फोदिया) has its highest incidence in Niger. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fodiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Fodiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fodiya live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Chadic Africa. Fodiya is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 69 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger Fodiya is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 36 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 7 percent reside. Besides Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fodiyah | 92 | 13 | / |
| Foudiya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Fadiya | 83 | 1,605 | / |
| Fodiyo | 83 | 132 | / |
| Vodiya | 83 | 106 | / |
| Fudiya | 83 | 26 | / |
| Fediya | 83 | 25 | / |
| Fodeya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fodaya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fodija | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fodiey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fadiyah | 77 | 402 | / |
| Fudiyah | 77 | 13 | / |
| Fadhiya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Vodhiya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Faudiya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Voudiya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Foudiye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fadiyat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fahdiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foday | 73 | 17,479 | / |
| Fodey | 73 | 568 | / |
| Fodaa | 73 | 153 | / |
| Fodie | 73 | 89 | / |
| Fodoi | 73 | 89 | / |
| Fodea | 73 | 44 | / |
| Fodai | 73 | 22 | / |
| Fodui | 73 | 17 | / |
| Fodei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fodye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fodoy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fodae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faudiyah | 71 | 38 | / |
| Fadhiyah | 71 | 19 | / |
| Faddiyah | 71 | 15 | / |
| Vediya | 67 | 10,447 | / |
| Foddai | 67 | 726 | / |
| Vadiya | 67 | 691 | / |
| Fadaya | 67 | 406 | / |
| Foeday | 67 | 182 | / |
| Foodey | 67 | 100 | / |
| Foudie | 67 | 28 | / |
| Fadiyi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Fudeya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vudiya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fouday | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fadeya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fooday | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fedaiy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Foudai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fadaia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fudiyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fadiyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fadija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fadiye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fodeyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fodiji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foudye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fadoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foudey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vodiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fadiea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faduya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fedaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foddie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodois | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fudoia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vodeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fadaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fediye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
Fodiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fodiya in the Hindi language | ||
| फोदिया | phodiya | - |
| Fodiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻮﺩﻱ | fwdy | 75 |
| ﺍﻓﻮﺩﻱ | afwdy | 25 |
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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
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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 Fodiya
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