Foan Surname

582,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Foan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:279,99021,818
Turkey1691:460,48226,891
Australia501:539,91440,287
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Foan (424) may also be a first name.

Foan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foan (Hindi: फोअन, Russian: Фоан) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foan is the 582,011th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,520,493 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Foan are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 417,166th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 424 people.

The last name Foan is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 279,990. In England Foan is most prevalent in: West Sussex, where 13 percent live, Devon, where 13 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Foan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 269 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Foan last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Foan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning $36,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning $51,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouan89291/
Foane8955/
Foang8945/
Fohan8927/
Fouant80102/
Fouane8087/
Fouang8011/
Fohang808/
Fohane804/
Foasng801/
Foagne801/
Fojian801/
Foyjan801/
Fohain801/
Foaunt800/
Voan7564,981/
Foam7569/
Faon7531/
Fouagne734/
Fooeang731/
Fouaing731/
Foating731/
Phoan67510/
Voahn67251/
Fojon67153/
Voanh67126/
Fouassin6773/
Vohan6769/
Faone6745/
Voann6728/
Voaan677/
Foeon677/
Voain675/
Foyon674/
Fouangue674/
Faong674/
Fahon674/
Fohon673/
Fauon673/
Fuian673/
Faotn673/
Faïon672/
Fouateng672/
Fouon671/
Fouam671/
Fuion671/
Vooan671/
Faaon671/
Faoin671/
Fuoon670/

Foan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foan in the Hindi language
फोअनpho'ana-
Foan in the Russian language
Фоанfoan-

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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
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  • 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 Foan
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