Foyin Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Thailand

Foyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Foyin (23) may also be a first name.

Foyin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foyin occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foyin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Foyin occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Foyin are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Foyin is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent live and Lagos, where 50 percent live. Besides Nigeria Foyin occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foying911/
Foytin911/
Foin891,269/
Foyn89336/
Foysing831/
Foing80197/
Foyen80183/
Fouyn8081/
Foint8077/
Foyan8069/
Foine8062/
Foyne8051/
Foien8028/
Foyim8017/
Fayin8012/
Voyin807/
Foynn806/
Fuyin805/
Foimn804/
Foyon804/
Fojin804/
Fyion802/
Foynt801/
Foinn801/
Fyien801/
Foind801/
Foggin73916/
Foyang73509/
Foigne7366/
Fouyon7340/
Fayina7322/
Foyong7313/
Hfoyan7312/
Fuying7311/
Feyine7310/
Foutin739/
Fousin735/
Foyant735/
Faytin735/
Fohyan734/
Fouyen734/
Feytin732/
Foitin732/
Fouyan732/
Foyeng732/
Feysin731/
Fojinh731/
Fouyne731/
Foutyn731/
Foucin731/
Fooian731/
Foyane731/
Faying731/
Fointh730/
Fioian730/
Fain6713,221/
Fein676,863/
Voin672,791/
Fien671,505/
Fayn67631/
Foen67575/
Fijn67471/
Fuin67417/
Foun67165/
Fyen67129/
Feyn6786/
Foissin6746/
Fousing6730/
Faychin6721/
Foim6716/
Fojn678/
Feyienh672/
Fouchin672/
Foihene671/
Faysing671/
Fayisnk671/
Foggion671/
Foyahne671/
Fouyang671/
Fouyeng671/
Phoying671/
Foym670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Foyin
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