Fordeyn Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Fordeyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fordeyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium571:201,69626,362
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fordeyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fordeyn is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Fordeyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fordeyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,436,415th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Fordeyn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Fordeyn reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Fordeyn is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 201,696. In Belgium Fordeyn is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Belgium this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fordeyin931/
Fordeen865/
Fordean860/
Vordeyen801/
Fordan771,804/
Fordán7744/
Fordant712,309/
Fardeen711,026/
Fourdan71295/
Ferdean71140/
Furdean7163/
Fordhan7122/
Fardein7115/
Fardyne711/
Fardien711/
Fordoun711/
Fordañe711/
Fordann711/
Fardean711/
Fordhem710/
Fardgen710/
Verdeyen671,224/
Feurdean67292/
Ferdiyan67226/
Fourdain6796/
Fardiyan6788/
Fardayan6712/
Feurdeán679/
Vordoyan676/
Verdeyan672/
Fardiean671/
Fardheen671/
Vardeyen671/
Fortdang671/
Fordgain670/
Fordhann670/
Fordeham670/
Fordhain670/

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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 Fordeyn
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