Foyam Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Foyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Foyam (6) may also be a first name.
Foyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foyam is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foyam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Foyam live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Foyam is also the 4,967,096th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 6 people.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside and Thailand, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foyham | 91 | 0 | / |
| Foym | 89 | 0 | / |
| Foyem | 80 | 272 | / |
| Fayam | 80 | 227 | / |
| Foyan | 80 | 69 | / |
| Fiyam | 80 | 36 | / |
| Foyim | 80 | 17 | / |
| Feyam | 80 | 6 | / |
| Foiam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Voyam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fojam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foyom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foyang | 73 | 509 | / |
| Fouyem | 73 | 60 | / |
| Fayame | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hfoyan | 73 | 12 | / |
| Foyant | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fohyan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Foyeem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fouyan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fayasm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuyame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoyam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foyane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faim | 67 | 6,235 | / |
| Foum | 67 | 4,740 | / |
| Foyn | 67 | 336 | / |
| Faum | 67 | 41 | / |
| Faem | 67 | 24 | / |
| Foem | 67 | 23 | / |
| Foim | 67 | 16 | / |
| Feym | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fyem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fajm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Feam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phooyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouyang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foyahne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuym | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Foyam
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