Fo Surname

55,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Fo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,3981:38,9204,515
Saudi Arabia2,3061:13,3811,857
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
Ivory Coast2311:99,8755,190
Australia2071:130,41414,194
Malaysia1851:159,4289,831
Vietnam1671:554,7671,518
France951:699,18788,446
Italy871:702,95059,950
Taiwan801:293,0592,393
Spain781:599,38528,019
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
China551:24,860,3921,354
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
India371:20,731,497300,213
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Benin331:313,20025,349
England281:1,989,93178,001
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: (11) & (1) are calculated separately.

Fo (9,724) may also be a first name.

Fo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fo is most common in Indonesia. It may appear as a variant: or . For other possible spellings of Fo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 55,375th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 794,283 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Fo are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 62,433rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 9,724 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,398 people, or 1 in 38,920. In Indonesia Fo is most numerous in: West Kalimantan, where 49 percent are found, Bangka Belitung Islands, where 21 percent are found and Jakarta, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this surname is found in 87 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.

Fo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fo surname grew 2,545 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fo last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.04% less than the national average, earning R 102,096 per year; in United States they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning $44,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $53,981 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8311/
831/
Foo8054,144/
Foy8030,339/
Foh802,937/
Fos802,680/
Foz802,246/
Fot801,650/
Foa801,095/
Foi80902/
Fod80866/
Fou80606/
Foj80327/
Foß80311/
Fop80109/
Fuo80101/
Pfo8041/
Fho8024/
Ffo808/
Fgo807/
Foá806/
Hfo803/
Wfo803/
Vfo803/
Foss6729,860/
Fois679,909/
Foot677,156/
Foos674,954/
Fouz673,273/
Fout672,793/
Foit672,372/
Foud672,036/
Fojt671,847/
Foch67909/
Fous67879/
Fost67619/
Foyt67550/
Fosh67537/
Foux67472/
Pfoh67422/
Fooz67417/
Foht67353/
Fopp67222/
Fouh67182/
Fott67175/
Fooy67150/
Fuoß6798/
Food6797/
Fodh6767/
Fods6745/
Foid6743/
Pfoo6738/
Foys6737/
Foyd6730/
Fooa6725/
Foiz6724/
Fuot6717/
Fohy6713/
Fuos6712/
Fosz677/
Fots677/
Fuod674/
Fhoy674/
Foïs674/
Fodd673/
Fgoo673/
Fooj673/
Fhos673/
Fhoo673/
Hfou673/
Vfoa673/
Foij672/
Fuop672/
Fooe672/
Fozz672/
Ffou672/
Fošt672/
Fodz672/
Fohh672/
Ffoy672/
Fgoi672/
Fuoa672/
Fpfo672/
Hffo672/
Hfot672/
Pfou671/
Fotd671/
Fohu671/
Fohz671/
Foih671/
Foph671/
Fuoz671/
Foup671/
Pfos671/
Foiț671/
Vfot671/
Pfod671/
Phfo671/
Pfoa671/
Pfoj671/
Pfop671/
Vfgo671/
Vfho671/
Vfod671/
Vfos671/
Wfgo671/
Wfod671/
Wfoo671/
Wfop671/
Wfoy671/
Foyh671/
Foyz671/
Fozs671/
Fozt671/
Fopf671/
Fotp671/
Fosp671/
Ffod671/
Ffop671/
Fhoi671/
Fhoj671/
Fhop671/
Foip671/
Hfuo671/
Hfoj671/
Hfop671/
Hfoy671/
Foop670/

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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
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  • 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 Fo
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