Foa Surname

336,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Foa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2921:452,90837,631
Italy2571:237,96432,519
Ivory Coast1461:158,0227,282
Argentina781:547,99239,725
United States541:6,712,202314,667
England381:1,466,26563,675
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
France331:2,012,810168,616
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
American Samoa171:3,280753
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Foà (30) & Foá (6) are calculated separately.

Foa (162) may also be a first name.

Foa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foa (Russian: Фоа) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Foà or Foá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 336,565th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,655,293 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 32 percent of Foa are found; 24 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 24 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 720,105th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 162 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 452,908. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 43 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 25 percent live and Papua, where 16 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 23 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent live.

Foa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foa last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Foa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 101.22% more than the national average, earning €60,425 per year; in United States they earn 52.81% more than the national average, earning $65,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.18% more than the national average, earning $59,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foà8930/
Foá896/
Foad8614,707/
Foua866,669/
Foya865,009/
Foat86992/
Foia86776/
Foja86748/
Foaa86280/
Faoa86135/
Foah8667/
Foha8665/
Foai8638/
Fooa8625/
Foea8613/
Foaz867/
Vfoa863/
Foas862/
Foau862/
Fuoa862/
Pfoa861/
Fyoa861/
Foay860/
Fa8036,712/
Fo809,175/
Fouad75291,984/
Foaad753,036/
Foaud751,844/
Foash751,008/
Foyaz75457/
Fouah75368/
Fouaz75327/
Fuoad75315/
Fo'ad75189/
Fouas75189/
Foyah75128/
Foias7571/
Fouya7562/
Fooad7556/
Foaid7556/
Fouat7549/
Fogia7548/
Fo'oa7539/
Fouha7535/
Foiya7525/
Fooai7518/
Faowa7517/
Foyad7515/
Fojia759/
Fa'oa756/
Fouja755/
Foaat755/
Fouaj754/
Fo'at754/
Foa'd754/
Foiad754/
Foats753/
Fouai753/
Fohga753/
Fooat753/
Foast752/
Foyia752/
Fohai752/
Foiea752/
Fo'aa752/
Pfoya751/
Fuoas751/
Foatt751/
Foatz751/
Fohua751/
Fojya751/
Fooja751/
Fouay751/
Foaay751/
Fioha751/
Foa'a751/
Foaas751/
Foaut751/
Fohap751/
Fohay751/
Foiap751/
Foiaş751/
Fojaz751/
Fooya751/
Fooaa751/
Foasz751/
Foiha751/
Foach750/
Foeha750/
Fohea750/
Foiah750/
Foo6754,144/
Fay6739,111/
Voa6733,998/
Foy6730,339/
Fad6720,253/
Fai6713,230/
Fat6712,007/
Faz6710,429/
Fau677,970/
Fah677,422/
Foe676,628/
Fae674,768/
Fea673,141/
Fio673,108/
Foh672,937/
Fos672,680/
Faa672,622/
Foz672,246/
Foggia671,785/
Fao671,683/
Fot671,650/
Fas671,643/
Fouaad671,439/
Faß67967/
Foi67902/
Fod67866/
Fou67606/
Fouash67336/
Foj67327/
Foß67311/
Faj67289/
Hfa67255/
Fha67216/
Fou'ad67158/
Fop67109/
Fuo67101/
Fão6766/
Fouaux6760/
Fap6746/
Pfo6741/
Fyo6730/
Fojiah6728/
Faÿ6726/
Fho6724/
Wfa6722/
Fohash6720/
Pfa6717/
Foa'ad6714/
Fouowa6712/
Fga6710/
Faï6710/
Fouadd6710/
Ffa679/
Ffo678/
Faç678/
Fooaad678/
Fgo677/
Fayowa677/
Faà676/
Fejova675/
Foyiah675/
Fouass675/
Fatowa675/
Vfa675/
Foyeaj674/
Fouyat674/
Fo'aad674/
Foaash674/
Fooads674/
Fisowa673/
Hfo673/
Wfo673/
Vfo673/
Fa'aoa672/
Fajova672/
Fouach672/
Foa'at672/
Fhoyaz671/
Fadowa671/
Fouaud671/
Foyyaj671/
Foiyaj671/
Fojaya671/
Fać671/
Fêa671/
Föo671/
Fúa671/
Fohyah671/
Fouaha671/
Fouahe671/
Fouaih671/
Fouyah671/
Fouyas671/
Fiľova671/
Ferowa671/
Fioowa671/
Fo'att671/
Ffouad671/
Faî671/
Fouads671/
Fouiad671/
Foua'd671/
Foiatt671/
Fahova671/

Foa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foa in the Russian language
Фоаfoa-

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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 Foa
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