Foal Surname

106,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Foal Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foal'; Middle English file, a foal. Almost all animal names are to be found in our directories of to-day.' Fole, yonge horse, pullus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Reginald Fole, Huntingdonshire, 1273.

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Foal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,3631:17,5992,270
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Foal (312) may also be a first name.

Foal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foal'; Middle English file, a foal. Almost all animal names are to be found in our directories of to-day.' Fole, yonge horse, pullus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Reginald Fole, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Fole, rector of Hackford, Norfolk, 1352: History of Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Foal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foal is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 106,788th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,665,725 people. The surname Foal is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Foal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 497,456th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 312 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 4,363 people, or 1 in 17,599. In Iran Foal is most common in: Tehran Province, where 26 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Iran this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Foal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foal has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Foal surname declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Foal last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foale892,019/
Foual89417/
Fohal8977/
Foaul891/
Foalh891/
Foaal891/
Foall890/
Foalle8023/
Fohail801/
Foyjal801/
Fogial801/
Fouale801/
Voal7526/
Faol7517/
Fohalle735/
Fouault733/
Fhouale731/
Fouahal731/
Foatelt730/
Fahol67170/
Voall67162/
Fohol6744/
Faaol6744/
Faole6740/
Vohal6737/
Phoal6716/
Fojol6711/
Faual673/
Faoul672/
Vhoal672/
Faeal671/
Voahl670/

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