Fodd Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fodd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fodd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Fodd (7) may also be a first name.

Fodd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fodd occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fodd.

How Common Is The Last Name Fodd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fodd is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Fodd is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Fodd live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 7 people.

The surname Fodd is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Barring South Africa Fodd occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Fodd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fodd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fodd last name fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fodd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foddt891/
Fodds890/
Fod86866/
Foud752,036/
Food7597/
Fodh7567/
Fudd7553/
Fods7545/
Foid7543/
Foed7542/
Foyd7530/
Fadd756/
Fuod754/
Fodz752/
Vodd752/
Pfod751/
Fotd751/
Vfod751/
Wfod751/
Ffod751/
Foshddt732/
Fo679,175/
Foudh67154/
Foods679/
Voddh676/
Foudz675/
Foodz673/
Fodte671/
Fasdd671/
Faddz671/
Fodsh671/
Hfoud671/
Fooyd671/
Footd671/
Fuoyd671/
Fadds670/
Fouds670/
Foodt670/
Fhudd670/

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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 Fodd
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