Foah Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Foah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia581:76,0096,407
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Foah Last Name Facts

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

Foah occurs most in Liberia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,333,370th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. Foah is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Foah reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 76,009. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Sinoe County, where 76 percent live, Montserrado County, where 14 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 9 percent live. Aside from Liberia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Foah Last Name Statistics demography

Foah earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 105.22% more than the national average, earning $88,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foash891,008/
Fouah89368/
Foach890/
Foa861,095/
Fouash80336/
Fojiah8028/
Fohash8020/
Foyiah805/
Foaash804/
Fouach802/
Fouaha801/
Fouahe801/
Fouaih801/
Foad7514,707/
Foua756,669/
Faho753,610/
Foat75992/
Foaa75280/
Faoa75135/
Foho7569/
Foha7565/
Voah7561/
Foai7538/
Fooa7525/
Fooh7516/
Foea7513/
Foaz757/
Vfoa753/
Foas752/
Foau752/
Fuoa752/
Pfoa751/
Foay750/
Fouad67291,984/
Foaad673,036/
Foaud671,844/
Fohey67389/
Fouaz67327/
Fuoad67315/
Fo'ad67189/
Fouas67189/
Fohou6770/
Fooad6756/
Foaid6756/
Fouat6749/
Fogia6748/
Fo'oa6739/
Foiya6725/
Fooai6718/
Vouah6715/
Fahou6715/
Fojia679/
Fahoj677/
Fa'oa676/
Fohos675/
Foaat675/
Fouaj674/
Fo'at674/
Foa'd674/
Faeha673/
Foats673/
Fouai673/
Fahha673/
Fohga673/
Fooat673/
Foast672/
Fahoo672/
Foyia672/
Fahot672/
Fohai672/
Foiea672/
Feuah672/
Fo'aa672/
Fahao671/
Fahoy671/
Faoih671/
Fuoas671/
Foatt671/
Foatz671/
Fohua671/
Fojya671/
Fouay671/
Vuoah671/
Foaay671/
Fahga671/
Fauah671/
Faooh671/
Faosh671/
Fo'oh671/
Foa'a671/
Foaas671/
Foaut671/
Fohap671/
Fohay671/
Phoah671/
Fooaa671/
Foasz671/
Fahho671/
Faohs671/
Foeha670/
Fohea670/
Faohy670/
Fohoy670/

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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 Foah
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