Foyah Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Foyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1061:41,5903,811
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Foyah (30) may also be a first name.

Foyah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foyah is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foyah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,589,322nd most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Foyah reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Foyah is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

Foyah is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 41,590. In Liberia Foyah is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 75 percent reside, Bong County, where 8 percent reside and Bomi County, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Liberia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Foyah Last Name Statistics demography

Foyah earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.12% more than the national average, earning $61,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouyah911/
Fohyah911/
Foya895,009/
Foyh891/
Fayah801,857/
Fiyah80555/
Foyaz80457/
Fouya8062/
Foyth8042/
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Foyad8015/
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Foych8011/
Fyiah806/
Voyah805/
Feyah804/
Foyih801/
Pfoya801/
Fooya801/
Foiah800/
Foy7530,339/
Foa751,095/
Fayadh73782/
Fayash7319/
Foiyoh7315/
Foyeth736/
Fayahe735/
Fouyat734/
Fohyeh732/
Fouyas731/
Fohyoh731/
Phoyah731/
Fahyah731/
Fayhah731/
Fojaya731/
Fhoyaz731/
Fiyath731/
Fiyach731/
Fahy6713,627/
Faya677,515/
Foye674,423/
Foyo671,372/
Feyh671,265/
Feya671,162/
Foia67776/
Foja67748/
Fuya67652/
Foyt67550/
Fiya67536/
Feah67310/
Faih67235/
Voya67200/
Fouh67182/
Foyi67165/
Fooy67150/
Fayh6764/
Foys6737/
Foyd6730/
Fooa6725/
Fahu6717/
Fohy6713/
Fioy6712/
Hfayadh674/
Fouy674/
Fhoy674/
Vfoa673/
Foyé673/
Ffoy672/
Fauh672/
Fuoa672/
Foujath671/
Fahj671/
Voyh671/
Fohu671/
Foih671/
Foyaowa671/
Foujyhe671/
Fyya671/
Pfoa671/
Hfoy671/
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Fyeh671/
Fojy671/
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Foyy671/
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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 Foyah
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