Foak Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Thailand

Foak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Foak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foak is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Foak.

How Common Is The Last Name Foak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Foak reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Foak is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 67 percent reside and Kansas, where 33 percent reside. Outside of The United States Foak is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

Foak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foak surname declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouak891/
Fohak891/
Foaks890/
Foake890/
Fouake803/
Fohake801/
Fuoake801/
Foaikq801/
Voak75447/
Foag7588/
Faok755/
Foaq753/
Foax752/
Phoak6739/
Voack6736/
Faouk678/
Faoke676/
Faeak674/
Faook673/
Foagh673/
Faotk673/
Fouag672/
Foaxs671/
Fohaq671/
Vouak671/
Vohak671/
Fouax671/
Foagt670/

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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 Foak
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