de Foy Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Foy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Foy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada871:423,51337,101
Belgium671:171,59223,333
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

de Foy Demographics

Average de Foy Salary in
Canada

$45,441 CAD

Per year
Rank:
169,681 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00026735
Rank: 35,829 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
91.46%
Sample size: 32 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

View the highest/lowest earning families in Canada

de Foy Last Name Facts

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

de Foy has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Foy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of de Foy reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 423,513. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 92 percent are found and British Columbia, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Canada this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 39 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

de Foy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Foy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Foy last name decreased 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Foy Last Name Statistics demography

de Foy earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $45,441 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Fo910/
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de Foe8391/
de Fos8366/
de Voy8346/
de Fey8322/
de Fou8310/
de Fio834/
de Foi833/
de Foa831/
da Foy831/
de Fays77259/
de Fooz77103/
de Fost7761/
de Faye7736/
de Fois775/
de Foss771/
de Feyo771/
de Feio771/
de Foie771/
de Fe7344/
de Fa7313/
de Vo7310/
de Fé733/
de Fè731/
de Fi731/
de Foggi7148/
de Fayet7124/
de Fooij719/
de Fayad711/
de Fez67406/
de Vey6755/
de Feu6752/
de Faz6731/
de Fer6714/
de Faÿ6713/
De-Foe6713/
De-Voy6710/
de Fes674/
da Foe673/
de Vay673/
de Fea673/
De-Fay672/
de Fee672/
de Fau672/
de Fei671/
de Fas671/
de Fiz671/
de Fet671/
de Vho671/
de Fúa671/
de Fès671/
de Fuá671/
di Fot671/
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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 de Foy
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