Foale Surname

205,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Australia

Foale 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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Foale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6171:124,44511,503
Australia5411:49,9006,211
England4381:127,21012,694
Romania2461:81,6179,577
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Wales231:134,5459,804
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Ireland141:336,35312,021
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3041:80,1828,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Foale 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

Foale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foale is found most frequently in Iran. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,521st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,609,483 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 36 percent of Foale are found; 31 percent are found in South Asia and 31 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 617 people, or 1 in 124,445. In Iran Foale is most frequent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 25 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Iran Foale occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 27 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Foale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foale has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Foale last name expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 226 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foale surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Foale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.94% more than the national average, earning R 484,632 per year; in United States they earn 21.45% less than the national average, earning $33,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $56,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foalea9163/
Foalet9152/
Foalle9123/
Fouale911/
Foales911/
Foaler910/
Foaley910/
Foal894,375/
Fohalle835/
Fhouale831/
Fouyale831/
Foaller830/
Foual80417/
Fohal8077/
Faole8040/
Foala808/
Foaul801/
Foali801/
Foalh801/
Foaal801/
Voale801/
Foall800/
Foaly800/
Fouyalle771/
Fouali73627/
Foualy7359/
Foalis7332/
Fouala739/
Foalya733/
Faoule732/
Fohail731/
Phoale731/
Voaley731/
Foaliş731/
Voalea731/
Fogial731/
Faaele731/
Faoley731/
Faoler731/
Foyjal731/
Foally730/
Voal6726/
Faol6717/
Fögalle676/
Foually674/
Fouault673/
Phoahle671/
Fouahal671/
Fouaili671/
Fouolet671/
Voualle671/
Vouaale671/
Faoille670/
Foatelt670/

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