Foyan Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Foyan (295) may also be a first name.

Foyan Last Name Facts

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

Foyan (Hindi: फोयन, Russian: Фоян) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Foyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Foyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Foyan reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Foyan is also the 513,559th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 295 people.

The last name Foyan is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 441,895. In Cameroon Foyan is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 53 percent are found, Centre Region, where 34 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Foyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foyan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Foyan last name decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foyang91509/
Hfoyan9112/
Foyant915/
Fohyan914/
Fouyan912/
Foyane911/
Foyn89336/
Foyahne831/
Fouyang831/
Fayan80574/
Foyen80183/
Fojan80166/
Fiyan80152/
Fouyn8081/
Foyne8051/
Voyan8042/
Fuyan8037/
Feyan8013/
Foynn806/
Foyon804/
Foyam803/
Foyin803/
Foynt801/
Feyhan733,804/
Fayant73641/
Fuyane73459/
Fuyang7387/
Fiyane7383/
Fauyan7358/
Fouyon7340/
Fayand7337/
Feyand7335/
Feyahn7331/
Fiyang7322/
Feyang7319/
Foyong7313/
Fahyan7312/
Feyane7310/
Fayhan736/
Phoyan736/
Fayang735/
Fayane734/
Fouyen734/
Fieyan733/
Foyeng732/
Foujan732/
Fayanh731/
Foying731/
Fooian731/
Foutyn731/
Fouyne731/
Foojan731/
Fayaun731/
Foytin731/
Foyham730/
Fioian730/
Fain6713,221/
Foin671,269/
Fayn67631/
Fean67610/
Foen67575/
Faun67192/
Foun67165/
Fyen67129/
Feyn6786/
Fajn6758/
Phoyane6737/
Faen6720/
Fiyanne6712/
Fojn678/
Fahayan671/
Féan671/
Fohjang671/
Foysing671/
Fouyeng671/
Foym670/

Foyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foyan in the Hindi language
फोयनphoyana-
Foyan in the Russian language
Фоянfoan-

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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 Foyan
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