Foyet Surname

186,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foyet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foyet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,1351:9,7281,283
France691:962,648108,938
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
England21:27,859,030389,889
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Foyet (29) may also be a first name.

Foyet Last Name Facts

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

Foyet is most common in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Foyet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foyet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 186,185th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,203,317 people. Foyet occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Foyet are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,135 people, or 1 in 9,728. In Cameroon Foyet is primarily found in: West Region, where 35 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside and Centre Region, where 23 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouyet9193/
Foyett9124/
Foyeth916/
Foyete912/
Foye894,423/
Foyt89550/
Foet89128/
Fyet892/
Foyette8323/
Fouet802,249/
Foyez802,179/
Fayet801,028/
Fouye8063/
Foyie8058/
Foeth8057/
Fuoye8051/
Foyth8042/
Foyes8035/
Foyot8029/
Foyeh8024/
Foyep8020/
Feyet8019/
Fuyet8011/
Voyet8011/
Foyst8010/
Fioye809/
Foyte808/
Foyee803/
Foyts802/
Foeht802/
Fowet802/
Fojet801/
Fiyet801/
Foyit801/
Foeye801/
Fyett800/
Foiet800/
Foy7530,339/
Foe756,628/
Fye755,491/
Fayete73155/
Fayett73152/
Fouete7319/
Fowete7316/
Faouet734/
Fouyat734/
Voyett733/
Fogget732/
Fayeth732/
Fohyeh732/
Fauyet731/
Foyste731/
Feyett731/
Fhouet731/
Fowett730/
Fayoet730/
Fouett730/
Foiett730/
Fuyett730/
Foihet730/
Foythe730/
Faye67406,562/
Foya675,009/
Feye674,073/
Feit673,437/
Fout672,793/
Foit672,372/
Fayt671,980/
Fojt671,847/
Foyo671,372/
Fayette671,285/
Fowe67802/
Fiet67802/
Feyt67791/
Voye67663/
Feat67516/
Fejt67267/
Foggett67259/
Fiye67243/
Foue67166/
Foyi67165/
Fooy67150/
Feet6797/
Faet6747/
Foje6746/
Fuye6746/
Foed6742/
Foys6737/
Fyie6732/
Foyd6730/
Feut6722/
Fouette6716/
Fyed6714/
Fohy6713/
Fioy6712/
Fuyt679/
Fhoy674/
Fouy674/
Foyé673/
Fyye672/
Fuet672/
Fiyette672/
Fouyate672/
Wfoe672/
Fhye672/
Ffoy672/
Pfoe671/
Foie671/
Foujyhe671/
Pfye671/
Wfoy671/
Foyh671/
Foyy671/
Foyz671/
Fojy671/
Fyeh671/
Hfye671/
Hfoy671/
Foiy670/

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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 Foyet
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