Fodor Surname
Approximately 41,949 people bear this surname
Fodor Surname User-submission:
According to the Encyclopedia of Family Names, the Fodor name can be traced back to the origin by the coincidence of two names. One of unknown origin is a Hungarian adjective meaning 'curly', or 'heavily wrinkled', the other's surname 'gift of God', meaning Feodorosz name.
Read More About This SurnameFodor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 22,903 | 1:429 | 30 |
| Romania | 9,625 | 1:2,086 | 267 |
| United States | 2,953 | 1:122,743 | 13,083 |
| Serbia | 1,386 | 1:5,155 | 647 |
| Slovakia | 954 | 1:5,594 | 454 |
| Canada | 631 | 1:58,392 | 6,889 |
| Ukraine | 424 | 1:107,365 | 15,337 |
| Moldova | 319 | 1:11,164 | 1,921 |
| France | 297 | 1:223,646 | 34,695 |
| Germany | 273 | 1:294,892 | 30,449 |
| Spain | 266 | 1:175,760 | 12,481 |
| England | 248 | 1:224,670 | 18,849 |
| Croatia | 215 | 1:19,668 | 4,061 |
| Argentina | 157 | 1:272,251 | 21,915 |
| Czechia | 152 | 1:69,957 | 11,748 |
| Israel | 149 | 1:57,434 | 7,375 |
| Brazil | 127 | 1:1,685,625 | 55,239 |
| Australia | 123 | 1:219,477 | 21,009 |
| Austria | 102 | 1:83,485 | 12,474 |
| Sweden | 102 | 1:96,537 | 7,015 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| Belgium | 64 | 1:179,635 | 24,162 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Denmark | 41 | 1:137,676 | 12,271 |
| Italy | 37 | 1:1,652,883 | 83,776 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Slovenia | 21 | 1:118,461 | 12,441 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Montenegro | 4 | 1:159,891 | 5,521 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
The alternate forms: Födor (1) & Fódor (1) are calculated separately.
Fodor (68) may also be a first name.
Fodor Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
According to the Encyclopedia of Family Names, the Fodor name can be traced back to the origin by the coincidence of two names. One of unknown origin is a Hungarian adjective meaning 'curly', or 'heavily wrinkled', the other's surname 'gift of God', meaning Feodorosz name. It came in two ways in the Hungarian language. On, e the Latin name, Theodorus (Theodore) and the other is the Greek Feodor, 'shape'. This -eo- vowel meeting (hiatus) in the Hungarian language was transformed to Fodor. It has no particular meaning. It was also used in the 1200s.
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Fodor Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Fodor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fodor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fodor (Russian: Фодор) is found most frequently in Hungary. It can appear as: Födor or Fódor. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fodor? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,332nd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 173,724 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Fodor live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Fodor is also the 1,181,159th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 68 people.
This surname is most widely held in Hungary, where it is carried by 22,903 people, or 1 in 429. In Hungary Fodor is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 15 percent are found, Pest County, where 12 percent are found and Csongrád County, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Hungary Fodor occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Fodor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Protestant (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Fodor surname are 11.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.66% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fodor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.85% less than the national average, earning €9,055 per year; in Norway they earn 35.03% less than the national average, earning 224,842 kr per year; in Peru they earn 70.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,627 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning R 241,620 per year; in United States they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $46,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.96% more than the national average, earning $52,145 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Födor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fódor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fuodor | 91 | 4 | / |
| Fodour | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fodore | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fodhor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foodor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fedor | 80 | 10,011 | / |
| Fador | 80 | 217 | / |
| Fodar | 80 | 101 | / |
| Fudor | 80 | 86 | / |
| Fúdor | 80 | 58 | / |
| Fădor | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vodor | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fědor | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fodorová | 77 | 1,135 | / |
| Fodorova | 77 | 74 | / |
| Fojdar | 73 | 316 | / |
| Foudar | 73 | 121 | / |
| Feddor | 73 | 104 | / |
| Fadoir | 73 | 48 | / |
| Fadhor | 73 | 44 | / |
| Fadour | 73 | 39 | / |
| Vodoor | 73 | 32 | / |
| Feedor | 73 | 17 | / |
| Fadore | 73 | 10 | / |
| Foddar | 73 | 9 | / |
| Fotdar | 73 | 3 | / |
| Faudor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fedour | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fodhar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fodare | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fosdar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vuodor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phodor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fasdor | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faddor | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fuodorova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fossdorph | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fojdaar | 67 | 2,850 | / |
| Foidart | 67 | 253 | / |
| Fousdar | 67 | 113 | / |
| Fouhdar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faudoir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fadoure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foojdar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fojhdar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foddard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fousdur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foudeur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foudhar | 67 | 1 | / |
Fodor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fodor in the Russian language | ||
| Фодор | fodor | - |
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