Foudya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Foudya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Foudya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foudya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foudya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺩﻱ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foudya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Foudya are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Foudya is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Trarza Region, where 67 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 33 percent reside. Other than Mauritania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fodya | 91 | 657 | / |
| Foudia | 83 | 137 | / |
| Foudja | 83 | 20 | / |
| Voudya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Fudyah | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fouedja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fadya | 73 | 397 | / |
| Fodja | 73 | 114 | / |
| Fodea | 73 | 44 | / |
| Fodia | 73 | 21 | / |
| Fudja | 73 | 17 | / |
| Vudya | 73 | 17 | / |
| Fudia | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vodya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Foudjo | 67 | 263 | / |
| Fadyah | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vudhya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Feudja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fudiah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fuidia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vaudya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vodhya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Faudia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foudio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feudia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foedja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuudia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodeay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voidya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voddya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodjoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodias | 67 | 1 | / |
Foudya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foudya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻮﺩﻱ | fwdy | 50 |
| ﻓﻮﺩﻳﻪ | fwdyh | 50 |
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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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- 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 Foudya
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