Foan Surname
Approximately 539 people bear this surname
Foan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 199 | 1:279,990 | 21,818 |
| Turkey | 169 | 1:460,482 | 26,891 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 74 | 1:329,397 | 21,471 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Foan (424) may also be a first name.
Foan Demographics
Foan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Foan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foan (Hindi: फोअन, Russian: Фоан) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Foan.
How Common Is The Last Name Foan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Foan is the 582,011th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,520,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Foan live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. Foan is also the 417,166th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 424 people.
Foan is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 279,990. In England Foan is most frequent in: West Sussex, where 13 percent live, Devon, where 13 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live. Besides England it occurs 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 occurrence of Foan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 269 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Foan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Foan surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouan | 89 | 291 | / |
| Foane | 89 | 55 | / |
| Foang | 89 | 45 | / |
| Fohan | 89 | 27 | / |
| Fouant | 80 | 102 | / |
| Fouane | 80 | 87 | / |
| Fouang | 80 | 11 | / |
| Fohang | 80 | 8 | / |
| Fohane | 80 | 4 | / |
| Foasng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foagne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fojian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foyjan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fohain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foaunt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Voan | 75 | 64,981 | / |
| Foam | 75 | 69 | / |
| Faon | 75 | 31 | / |
| Fouagne | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fooeang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouaing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foating | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoan | 67 | 510 | / |
| Voahn | 67 | 251 | / |
| Fojon | 67 | 153 | / |
| Voanh | 67 | 126 | / |
| Fouassin | 67 | 73 | / |
| Vohan | 67 | 69 | / |
| Faone | 67 | 45 | / |
| Voann | 67 | 28 | / |
| Voaan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Foeon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Voain | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foyon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fouangue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fahon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fohon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fauon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fuian | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faotn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faïon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fouateng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fouon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vooan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faaon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuoon | 67 | 0 | / |
Foan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foan in the Hindi language | ||
| फोअन | pho'ana | - |
| Foan in the Russian language | ||
| Фоан | foan | - |
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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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