Foyou Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3091:67,2148,484
France91:7,380,302306,885
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Foyou (737) may also be a first name.

Foyou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foyou is found most in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foyou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 842,714th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Foyou are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Foyou is also the 303,201st most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 737 people.

Foyou is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 309 people, or 1 in 67,214. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 44 percent are found, Centre Region, where 31 percent are found and West Region, where 20 percent are found. Other than Cameroon Foyou is found in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Fyou893/
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Fuyou8020/
Foyut8011/
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Fayouh73177/
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Fiohou7378/
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Fayout7322/
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Phoyou733/
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Faiyou731/
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Foihou731/
Fohouh731/
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Fahyou731/
Faou67616/
Fiou67284/
Foiu67267/
Fyut67163/
Foju67113/
Fuyu6735/
Feou6731/
Feyu678/
Fuou675/
Fyuj675/
Voyu674/
Foihoua673/
Fyuh672/
Fayouch672/
Foau672/
Fjyu672/
Fyuy672/
Voou671/
Fouijou671/
Foujaou671/
Ffyu671/
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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
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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 Foyou
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