Fowey Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Fowey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fowey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fowey (Arabic: فاوي) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 599,225th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. The last name Fowey is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fowey live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 100 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 177,140.

Fowey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fowey last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foweya911/
Fowhey910/
Fowe89802/
Foey8978/
Fowy890/
Fawey80155/
Fowee8080/
Fowie8024/
Foowe8015/
Fewey808/
Fowoe806/
Fouwe804/
Fobey804/
Foweh803/
Fowes803/
Vowey802/
Foiey801/
Fowed801/
Fowue801/
Fuwey801/
Fhoey800/
Fovey800/
Fowhy800/
Foeey800/
Fowowe733,454/
Faweya73571/
Fowoue7375/
Fowoyo7348/
Fowaya7347/
Fawowe7324/
Fouwei7315/
Foggey7310/
Faweye739/
Fowoye736/
Fowher734/
Faioey733/
Fobeyi731/
Faweyi731/
Feewey731/
Fuowei731/
Fobowe731/
Foueyo731/
Fouwet731/
Foewea731/
Fhowes731/
Fouwea731/
Pfower730/
Fowett730/
Foye674,423/
Feye674,073/
Fawy672,475/
Fobe67649/
Fowa67478/
Fawe67387/
Feay67233/
Foei67151/
Foby67143/
Fiey67129/
Fove6771/
Vowe6746/
Fowj6726/
Fuwe6725/
Fouweah6715/
Feey6714/
Fewe6712/
Foewhea6710/
Fuey677/
Faey676/
Fouy674/
Fowi673/
Foee673/
Fowé673/
Foevaya672/
Fowuowe672/
Foswett672/
Fouwoue671/
Fashwey671/
Fouwhea671/
Fohwoue671/
Foie671/
Feuy670/

Fowey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fowey in the Arabic language
فاويfawy-

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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 Fowey
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