Foyang Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Foyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 496 | 1:41,873 | 5,569 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
Foyang (456) may also be a first name.
Foyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foyang is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Foyang.
How Common Is The Last Name Foyang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 608,234th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Foyang live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Foyang is also the 400,063rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 456 people.
Foyang is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 41,873. In Cameroon Foyang is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent reside, West Region, where 32 percent reside and Centre Region, where 28 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouyang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Foyan | 91 | 69 | / |
| Fuyang | 83 | 87 | / |
| Fiyang | 83 | 22 | / |
| Feyang | 83 | 19 | / |
| Foyong | 83 | 13 | / |
| Hfoyan | 83 | 12 | / |
| Foyant | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fayang | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fohyan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Foyeng | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fouyan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Foyane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foying | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foyn | 80 | 336 | / |
| Fooeang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fouyeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foysing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foyahne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fohjang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foeng | 73 | 1,011 | / |
| Fayan | 73 | 574 | / |
| Foung | 73 | 207 | / |
| Foing | 73 | 197 | / |
| Foyen | 73 | 183 | / |
| Fojan | 73 | 166 | / |
| Fiyan | 73 | 152 | / |
| Fouyn | 73 | 81 | / |
| Foyne | 73 | 51 | / |
| Faing | 73 | 44 | / |
| Voyan | 73 | 42 | / |
| Fuyan | 73 | 37 | / |
| Faung | 73 | 22 | / |
| Feyan | 73 | 13 | / |
| Foynn | 73 | 6 | / |
| Foyon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Foyam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Foyin | 73 | 3 | / |
| Feang | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foynt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feyhan | 67 | 3,804 | / |
| Fayant | 67 | 641 | / |
| Fuyane | 67 | 459 | / |
| Fiyane | 67 | 83 | / |
| Fauyan | 67 | 58 | / |
| Fajing | 67 | 46 | / |
| Fuyong | 67 | 40 | / |
| Fouyon | 67 | 40 | / |
| Fayong | 67 | 38 | / |
| Fayand | 67 | 37 | / |
| Feyand | 67 | 35 | / |
| Fhoeng | 67 | 35 | / |
| Feyahn | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fajong | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fahyan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fuying | 67 | 11 | / |
| Feyane | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vayang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fayhan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phoyan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fajang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foueng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fajeng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fayane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fouyen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fieyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fijong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feuang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foujan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fiyeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faying | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faingh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faings | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foytin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fijang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fejong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foojan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foutyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foungk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fooian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foweng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faiang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viyang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foynke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foyham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foungs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fioian | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Foyang
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