Foya Surname

95,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Foya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,6231:20,1842,555
Zimbabwe1,8121:8,5201,003
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Cameroon1011:205,63421,118
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
United States401:9,061,473385,835
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Foya (183) may also be a first name.

Foya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foya (Russian: Фоя) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 95,036th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,454,890 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Foya are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 183 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,623 people, or 1 in 20,184. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 31 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 17 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent are found and Malawi, where 4 percent are found.

Foya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Foya last name rose 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Foya surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Foya last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Foya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 83.81% more than the national average, earning $41,728,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.93% more than the national average, earning $51,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foyaz89457/
Foyah89128/
Fouya8962/
Foyad8915/
Pfoya891/
Fooya891/
Foy8630,339/
Foa861,095/
Fouyat804/
Fhoyaz801/
Fojaya801/
Fohyah801/
Fouyah801/
Fouyas801/
Faya757,515/
Foye754,423/
Foyo751,372/
Feya751,162/
Foia75776/
Foja75748/
Fuya75652/
Foyt75550/
Fiya75536/
Voya75200/
Foyi75165/
Fooy75150/
Foys7537/
Foyd7530/
Fooa7525/
Fohy7513/
Fioy7512/
Fhoy754/
Fouy754/
Foyé753/
Vfoa753/
Ffoy752/
Fuoa752/
Fyya751/
Pfoa751/
Wfoy751/
Foyh751/
Foyy751/
Foyz751/
Fojy751/
Fyoa751/
Hfoy751/
Foiy750/
Foyaowa731/
Fayaz67150,349/
Fayad67130,259/
Fiyaz674,169/
Fayas672,579/
Foyet672,275/
Foyez672,179/
Fayah671,857/
Phoya671,668/
Fayat67860/
Fiyah67555/
Fouhy67508/
Fuyad67361/
Feyat67213/
Fiyas67199/
Feyaz67156/
Foias6771/
Feyas6766/
Fouye6763/
Foyie6758/
Fayau6756/
Fyyaz6756/
Fuoye6751/
Foyth6742/
Foyes6735/
Fouha6735/
Foyos6734/
Faaya6729/
Foyot6729/
Foyeh6724/
Feyad6723/
Foyep6720/
Fiyad6716/
Fyiaz6715/
Foyoh6714/
Foiyo6711/
Foych6711/
Foyst6710/
Fuyat679/
Fioye679/
Fiyat678/
Fyiah676/
Fouja675/
Fayha675/
Foyio675/
Voyah675/
Fuohy674/
Feyah674/
Foiad674/
Foyee673/
Fayap673/
Feyau673/
Foyts672/
Fhiya672/
Fioyo672/
Fuuya672/
Fooyo672/
Vohya672/
Fuoyd671/
Fyjas671/
Foyid671/
Fooja671/
Fooyd671/
Foohy671/
Fayaa671/
Fioha671/
Fauya671/
Fehya671/
Foiap671/
Foiaş671/
Fojaz671/
Foyih671/
Feyap671/
Fioyi671/
D'Foy671/
Fyyad671/
Fuyaa671/
Foyit671/
Ffoyo671/
Foeye671/
Foiha671/
Foiys671/
Fhoey670/
Fohea670/
Fhaya670/
Foiah670/

Foya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foya in the Russian language
Фояfoa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foya
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