Fodya Surname
Approximately 657 people bear this surname
Fodya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Fodya (11) may also be a first name.
Fodya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fodya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fodya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺩﻳﺎ, Russian: Фодя) occurs most in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fodya? popularity and diffusion
Fodya is the 500,792nd most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The last name Fodya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fodya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Fodya is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foudya | 91 | 4 | / |
| Fadya | 80 | 397 | / |
| Fodja | 80 | 114 | / |
| Fedya | 80 | 46 | / |
| Fodea | 80 | 44 | / |
| Fodia | 80 | 21 | / |
| Vodya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fedyay | 73 | 429 | / |
| Foudia | 73 | 137 | / |
| Fadyah | 73 | 37 | / |
| Foudja | 73 | 20 | / |
| Voudya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fudyah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vodhya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fodias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foedja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fodija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fodeay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voidya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voddya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fodjoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fadaiya | 67 | 47 | / |
| Fadyaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faduiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fadayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fedayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fadayia | 67 | 1 | / |
Fodya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fodya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻮﺩﻳﺎ | fwdya | - |
| Fodya in the Russian language | ||
| Фодя | foda | - |
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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 Fodya
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