Fody Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fody Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Fody (90) may also be a first name.

Fody Last Name Facts

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

Fody (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺩﻱ) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fody? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fody is the 1,129,067th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. Fody is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fody live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 90 people.

The surname Fody is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 2,482,595. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent live, Michigan, where 13 percent live and Colorado, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and Liberia, where 7 percent live.

Fody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fody has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 635 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fody Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fody are 8.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fody earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.61% more than the national average, earning $54,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.81% less than the national average, earning $44,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foday8917,479/
Foody891,043/
Fodey89568/
Foudy89381/
Foddy89128/
Fodiy8949/
Fodoy892/
Foedy892/
Fhody891/
Fuody890/
Foeday80182/
Foodey80100/
Fouday8014/
Fooday8010/
Fodaya804/
Foudey802/
Fodysz801/
Fodiey801/
Fhoody801/
Foda7519,746/
Fady758,242/
Fodi755,413/
Fode751,980/
Fedy751,093/
Vody75192/
Fodé7511/
Fudy759/
Fothday738/
Fouda6792,409/
Fodio671,873/
Foudi671,666/
Fooda671,645/
Fodde67735/
Foder67647/
Fedyi67615/
Fodge67532/
Feday67424/
Foddi67367/
Faddy67224/
Fodaa67153/
Foida67152/
Voduy67135/
Fodje67112/
Foede67110/
Foude67103/
Fodie6789/
Fodoi6789/
Foode6785/
Fadey6783/
Fediy6775/
Feduy6773/
Feddy6772/
Fedøy6771/
Fodeh6762/
Fodda6753/
Fahdy6747/
Fodea6744/
Faedy6743/
Fodha6733/
Faday6732/
Fuddy6728/
Foyda6725/
Foodi6723/
Fodai6722/
Foide6718/
Fodhi6717/
Voday6717/
Fodui6717/
Voidy6717/
Fodhe6714/
Fedey6714/
Fuday6713/
Voody6710/
Foyde6710/
Voddy679/
Fadyi676/
Fadiy675/
Fodei675/
Fehdy675/
Fuoda675/
Fadyy674/
Vodey673/
Fohdi673/
Foidi673/
Fodit673/
Foudj673/
Fhode672/
Fodee672/
Faudy672/
Fodis672/
Fojda672/
Fudiy672/
Fodih671/
Vodhy671/
Vodoy671/
Fadoy671/
Fohde671/
Fadyt671/
Fadhy671/
Fedhy671/
Foddé671/
Fodet671/
Fodeu671/
Fudey671/
Feudy671/
Ffodi671/
Fhoda671/
Fadyo671/
Fuodi671/
Fedoy671/
Feedy671/

Fody Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fody in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻮﺩﻱfwdy-

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