All over the world, Foday (Foday 
) is quite a rare masculine first name. The forename Foday is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Gambia, where it is quite a common masculine name, Sierra Leone, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Senegal, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Gambia, Sierra Leone, and the United States. Much less frequently, Foday is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Foday | Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, United States, Guinea |
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foday musa suso Gambian musician, GM (b. 1950) |
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| foday sankoh Sierra Leonean warlord (1937-2003), SL (b. 1937) |
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| foday jibani manka Gambian politician, GM (b. 1942) |
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| foday n. m. drammeh Gambian politician, GM (b. 1950) |
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| foday malang ambassador from Gambia, GM (b. 1966) |
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| foday sillah Sierra Leonean sprinter, SL (b. 1974) |
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| foday a. jallow Gambian politician, GM (b. 1975) |
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| foday b. manneh politician from Gambia, GM |
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| foday camara politician from Gambia, GM |
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| foday sanyang politician from Gambia, GM |
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| foday jaward politician in Sierra Leone |
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| youkie foday Sierra Leonean politician, SL |
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| foday yumkella politician in Sierra Leone |
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| foday rado yokie politician in Sierra Leone |
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| foday kallay SL (b. 1975) |
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