Foyett Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foyett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foyett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Foyett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foyett is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foyett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foyett is the 4,034,050th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Foyett are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon Foyett is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 87 percent live, West Region, where 9 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foyette9223/
Foyet912,275/
Fyett910/
Fayett83152/
Fouyet8393/
Foyeth836/
Voyett833/
Foyete832/
Feyett831/
Fuyett830/
Foiett830/
Fouett830/
Fowett830/
Foye804,423/
Foyt80550/
Foet80128/
Fyet802/
Fayette771,285/
Foggett77259/
Fouette7716/
Fiyette772/
Fouet732,249/
Foyez732,179/
Fayet731,028/
Feitt7399/
Fouye7363/
Foyie7358/
Faett7357/
Foeth7357/
Fuoye7351/
Foyth7342/
Foyes7335/
Foyot7329/
Fiett7325/
Foyeh7324/
Foyep7320/
Feyet7319/
Foitt7317/
Foutt7312/
Voyet7311/
Fuyet7311/
Foyst7310/
Fioye739/
Foyte738/
Foyee733/
Foyts732/
Featt732/
Foeht732/
Fowet732/
Foeye731/
Foyit731/
Fiyet731/
Fojet731/
Feett730/
Foiet730/
Foy6730,339/
Foe676,628/
Fye675,491/
Fayete67155/
Foutts6784/
Foitte6727/
Fouete6719/
Fowete6716/
Foutht676/
Faouet674/
Fouyat674/
Fohyeh672/
Fogget672/
Fayeth672/
Feutte672/
Foutte671/
Fauyet671/
Foyste671/
Fawett671/
Fhouet671/
Foiatt671/
Feitts671/
Fayatt671/
Faytte671/
Fayoet670/
Fouttz670/
Feiott670/
Vayett670/
Fauett670/
Foihet670/
Veyett670/
Foythe670/
Feittz670/

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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 Foyett
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