Fotay Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Fotay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 53 | 1:83,180 | 6,894 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Fotay (12) may also be a first name.
Fotay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fotay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fotay has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fotay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Fotay reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 12 people.
The last name Fotay is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 83,180. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 75 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 25 percent are found. Barring Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Fotay
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