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

The last name Fody (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺩﻱ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fody? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,129,067th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. Fody occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fody reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 90 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 2,482,595. In The United States Fody is primarily found in: New York, where 22 percent live, Michigan, where 13 percent live and Colorado, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States Fody occurs 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 prevalency of Fody has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 those holding the Fody surname are 8.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.29% registered with the political 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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