Foana Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Foana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania321:627,43344,366
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

The alternate forms: Foană (5) are calculated separately.

Foana (10) may also be a first name.

Foana Last Name Facts

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

Foana is found most in Romania. It can be found in the variant forms: Foană. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foana is the 2,876,555th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Foana live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The surname Foana is most common in Romania, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 627,433. In Romania it is primarily found in: Dolj County, where 88 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 13 percent are found. Not including Romania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foană935/
Fouana91364/
Foanna9116/
Fohana911/
Fouanat832/
Fouanas831/
Fouagna831/
Foane8055/
Voana8020/
Foani805/
Faona804/
Fouane7387/
Foanio7334/
Fouany7314/
Faonah737/
Foanță735/
Fohane734/
Foanyi733/
Fouano733/
Foango732/
Fo'ona731/
Faouna731/
Faonad731/
Voanaa731/
Foagne731/
Foanou731/
Fohani731/
Fohona731/
Fooani731/
Fauana731/
Fohano731/
Fohanno67191/
Phooana6719/
Fouamno6716/
Fauonah677/
Faotnay676/
Fouanis675/
Fouagne674/
Fogiano673/
Fouanie673/
Fouango672/
Voannah671/
Faounai671/
Foangeh671/
Foangoh671/
Fohanes671/
Fohouna671/
Fouanno671/
Fouanyi671/
Fouanet671/
Vooanna671/
Fouaned671/
Fouanyo671/
Foatner670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Foana
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