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

Foal is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 106,788th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,665,725 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Foal live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Foal is also the 497,456th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 312 people.

This last name is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 4,363 people, or 1 in 17,599. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 26 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Foal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foal has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Foal surname decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Foal surname 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foal
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