Føyen Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Føyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Føyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1441:35,7105,059
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Fyen (129) are calculated separately.

Føyen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Føyen has its highest incidence in Norway. It can appear as a variant: Fyen. Click here for other potential spellings of Føyen.

How Common Is The Last Name Føyen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,465,390th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Føyen is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Føyen live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 35,710. In Norway Føyen is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 53 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 47 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 1 percent are found. Barring Norway this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Føyen Last Name Statistics demography

Føyen earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 22.57% more than the national average, earning 424,204 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fyen96129/
Feyen803,016/
Fayen80229/
Foyen80183/
Fyoen8017/
Føien8016/
Fiyen807/
Fuyen803/
Fyene803/
Fyien801/
Fyhen800/
Feyten7352/
Fayten738/
Fayend734/
Feiyen734/
Fouyen734/
Fayene733/
Foyeng732/
Feuyen732/
Faysen732/
Feyene732/
Foiyen731/
Fiyeng731/
Fiyten731/
Fiyene731/
Fayeen731/
Fayent731/
Fahyen731/
Fein676,863/
Fien671,505/
Fuen67827/
Fayn67631/
Fean67610/
Foen67575/
Feen67484/
Foyn67336/
Feyn6786/
Feun6725/
Faen6720/
Foyjeen677/
Fejn676/
Fayjean674/
Fyenova674/
Fyem673/
Feyienh672/
Fouyeng671/
Feyenne671/
Fyjn671/

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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 Føyen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis