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 surname Fodya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺩﻳﺎ, Russian: Фодя) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fodya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 500,792nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently held first name globally, held by 11 people.
The surname Fodya is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Other than Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
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
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- 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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