Foyem Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Foyem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 271 | 1:76,639 | 9,456 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Foyem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foyem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foyem is found most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Foyem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foyem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Foyem is the 959,117th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. Foyem is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Foyem are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Foyem is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 76,639. In Cameroon Foyem is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 39 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 34 percent reside and Centre Region, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouyem | 91 | 60 | / |
| Foyeem | 91 | 2 | / |
| Foem | 89 | 23 | / |
| Fyem | 89 | 3 | / |
| Foym | 89 | 0 | / |
| Foyen | 80 | 183 | / |
| Feyem | 80 | 53 | / |
| Foyne | 80 | 51 | / |
| Fayem | 80 | 35 | / |
| Foyim | 80 | 17 | / |
| Foyam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fouem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foyom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fowem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foemh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fhyem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fayeem | 73 | 44 | / |
| Faysem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fouyen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fousem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foutem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foyeng | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faycem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foyane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foueme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouyne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feyeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foheem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fahyem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fayehm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foyham | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foum | 67 | 4,740 | / |
| Foen | 67 | 575 | / |
| Feim | 67 | 531 | / |
| Foyn | 67 | 336 | / |
| Fyen | 67 | 129 | / |
| Fiem | 67 | 56 | / |
| Feum | 67 | 30 | / |
| Faem | 67 | 24 | / |
| Foim | 67 | 16 | / |
| Feym | 67 | 5 | / |
| Feem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Feam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foyahne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouemne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouyeng | 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 Foyem
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