Foe Surname
Approximately 6,628 people bear this surname
Foe Surname Definition:
Probably inimicus, an enemy-the antithesis of the surname Friend; or it may be the French faux, false, unfaithful. I believe the territorial De of De Foe was assumed by the author of Robinson Crusoe.
Foe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5,149 | 1:4,034 | 483 |
| Indonesia | 592 | 1:223,394 | 20,822 |
| United States | 483 | 1:750,433 | 58,631 |
| Papua New Guinea | 85 | 1:95,926 | 12,852 |
| Italy | 58 | 1:1,054,426 | 71,176 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 1:9,200 | 695 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88 | 1:570,667 | 38,849 |
The alternate forms: Foé (3) are calculated separately.
Foe (2,593) may also be a first name.
Foe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Probably inimicus, an enemy-the antithesis of the surname Friend; or it may be the French faux, false, unfaithful. I believe the territorial De of De Foe was assumed by the author of Robinson Crusoe.
Foe Demographics
Average Foe Salary in
United States
$39,886 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Foe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Foé. Click here to see other possible spellings of Foe.
How Common Is The Last Name Foe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 74,198th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,099,509 people. The surname Foe is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Foe are found; 77 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 144,434th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 2,593 people.
The surname Foe is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 5,149 people, or 1 in 4,034. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 79 percent reside, South Region, where 9 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Foe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Foe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Foe last name grew 549 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Foe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Foe surname are 8.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.45% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Foe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.56% less than the national average, earning $39,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $50,420 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foé | 89 | 3 | / |
| Foye | 86 | 4,423 | / |
| Foeh | 86 | 2,074 | / |
| Fowe | 86 | 802 | / |
| Foes | 86 | 799 | / |
| Foer | 86 | 190 | / |
| Foue | 86 | 166 | / |
| Foet | 86 | 128 | / |
| Foey | 86 | 78 | / |
| Fohe | 86 | 54 | / |
| Foje | 86 | 46 | / |
| Foed | 86 | 42 | / |
| Foea | 86 | 13 | / |
| Foez | 86 | 10 | / |
| Foee | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fooe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wfoe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pfoe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foyet | 75 | 2,275 | / |
| Fouet | 75 | 2,249 | / |
| Foyez | 75 | 2,179 | / |
| Foued | 75 | 798 | / |
| Fohey | 75 | 389 | / |
| Foets | 75 | 216 | / |
| Foeij | 75 | 185 | / |
| Foest | 75 | 181 | / |
| Fowee | 75 | 80 | / |
| Fogie | 75 | 72 | / |
| Foess | 75 | 69 | / |
| Fogge | 75 | 67 | / |
| Fouye | 75 | 63 | / |
| Foyie | 75 | 58 | / |
| Foeth | 75 | 57 | / |
| Fuoye | 75 | 51 | / |
| Pfohe | 75 | 47 | / |
| Foyes | 75 | 35 | / |
| Fowie | 75 | 24 | / |
| Foyeh | 75 | 24 | / |
| Foyep | 75 | 20 | / |
| Foowe | 75 | 15 | / |
| Foech | 75 | 13 | / |
| Fioye | 75 | 9 | / |
| Fouhe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Foesz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fohie | 75 | 6 | / |
| Foesh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Fiyoe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Faoue | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fojie | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fowes | 75 | 3 | / |
| Foyee | 75 | 3 | / |
| Foweh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fooer | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fhoes | 75 | 2 | / |
| Foues | 75 | 2 | / |
| Foeht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Foies | 75 | 2 | / |
| Foher | 75 | 2 | / |
| Foihe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fowed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foehe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fohes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fohez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fooey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fajoe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fouie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfoer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foeje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foied | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foiye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fojee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fojet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foueh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ffoje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Feioe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fouez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhoep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foeye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhoey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foiet | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foeha | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fohea | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fooes | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foepp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foerr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fooee | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fohee | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fei | 67 | 555,328 | / |
| Foo | 67 | 54,144 | / |
| Foy | 67 | 30,339 | / |
| Fey | 67 | 15,306 | / |
| Fee | 67 | 13,301 | / |
| Fye | 67 | 5,491 | / |
| Fae | 67 | 4,768 | / |
| Fea | 67 | 3,141 | / |
| Fie | 67 | 2,919 | / |
| Feu | 67 | 2,335 | / |
| Fue | 67 | 1,895 | / |
| Foa | 67 | 1,095 | / |
| Voe | 67 | 936 | / |
| Foi | 67 | 902 | / |
| Fou | 67 | 606 | / |
| Foesch | 67 | 452 | / |
| Foj | 67 | 327 | / |
| Fohoue | 67 | 131 | / |
| Fej | 67 | 115 | / |
| Fouyet | 67 | 93 | / |
| Fyojeh | 67 | 89 | / |
| Fão | 67 | 66 | / |
| Foohey | 67 | 60 | / |
| Foyett | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fahoue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Foehst | 67 | 7 | / |
| Foá | 67 | 6 | / |
| Foyeth | 67 | 6 | / |
| Foyeaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faouet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foijer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foheed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fayhoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fohher | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fohyeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fhowes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouhee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foiies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foiyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feeyoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fojjer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhouet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiojeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfoehs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfoess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fowett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foesst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fouett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foiech | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fougie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foohee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foiett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fuohey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foihet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foetch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foetsh | 67 | 0 | / |
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