Foer Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Foer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Norway91:571,36544,190
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Foer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foer (Russian: Фоер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,227,038th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Foer reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Foer is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 3,939,771. In The United States Foer is most frequent in: Maryland, where 24 percent reside, Minnesota, where 12 percent reside and New Jersey, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States Foer exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Foer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Foer surname increased 9,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foer last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Foer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.91% less than the national average, earning 287,542 kr per year and in United States they earn 57.59% more than the national average, earning $68,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foyer891,042/
Foehr89506/
Fower89188/
Fojer8940/
Foert8925/
Foier893/
Foerd892/
Fooer892/
Fouer892/
Foher892/
Pfoer891/
Foerr890/
Foe866,628/
For86726/
Fouere80317/
Fouyer80222/
Fouert8084/
Pfouer8065/
Fogger8060/
Foerth8029/
Foyere8019/
Foehre806/
Fowier804/
Fogier804/
Foijer804/
Fohher802/
Fohier802/
Faouer801/
Fouier801/
Foerrp801/
Foesrt801/
Foerre801/
Fohyer801/
Fojjer801/
Foyert800/
Pfower800/
Four759,308/
Fear756,345/
Foor753,960/
Feer752,537/
Fier751,521/
Faer75922/
Foes75799/
Feir75461/
Forr75267/
Forh75172/
Fuer75145/
Fejr75137/
Foet75128/
Feur7594/
Foey7578/
Fohe7554/
Voer7549/
Fyer7546/
Foed7542/
Forț7531/
Feyr7522/
Forø7521/
Foea7513/
Foez7510/
Forz756/
Ffor754/
Foir753/
Foee753/
Foyr752/
Fooe752/
Wfoe752/
Pfoe751/
Fhor751/
Fojr751/
Fougier7373/
Foujere732/
Voyer676,108/
Feier674,667/
Feuer673,125/
Fejer672,430/
Foure671,743/
Fejér671,631/
Fajer671,486/
Pforr671,242/
Fayer671,147/
Fuior67993/
Feyer67984/
Faher67833/
Fawer67646/
Fourt67549/
Foore67508/
Faier67447/
Fijer67428/
Fohey67389/
Feare67304/
Voher67219/
Foets67216/
Fehyr67207/
Foire67187/
Foeij67185/
Foest67181/
Faehr67181/
Fijor67170/
Fauer67162/
Feurt67143/
Fäger67116/
Fourr6781/
Foess6769/
Faior6767/
Feire6762/
Foyie6758/
Faere6758/
Fourd6757/
Foeth6757/
Pfohe6747/
Feahr6743/
Feyér6743/
Feard6741/
Fujer6738/
Fayor6736/
Feyre6733/
Feure6727/
Feart6723/
Fuyor6717/
Feurh6716/
Feyor6716/
Féger6716/
Feiyr6716/
Foech6713/
Fejir6711/
Fíger6710/
Forzh679/
Feior679/
Foyor679/
Fiehr679/
Fourh679/
Foesz678/
Feňár678/
Fájer678/
Pfier677/
Pfoor676/
Fohie676/
Phoer675/
Foesh675/
Feňar674/
Fojie674/
Ffaer674/
Vower673/
Fajor673/
Feirt673/
Fejar673/
Voier673/
Pfyer673/
Pfour673/
Fuyer673/
Fojor672/
Fourz672/
Fhoes672/
Feitr672/
Foeht672/
Fehãr672/
Fheer672/
Fearr671/
Fojar671/
Ffeir671/
Pfeir671/
Fiyer671/
Fheur671/
Fierr671/
Fehar671/
Fauouher671/
Fuier671/
Foehe671/
Fohes671/
Fohez671/
Foird671/
Fooey671/
Vouer671/
Fhorr671/
Fóger671/
Fouie671/
Foiye671/
Forrh671/
Forrő671/
Feyur671/
Feuar671/
Fejre671/
Fgoyr671/
Fhoep671/
Fhour671/
Fyerh671/
Hwfor671/
Fhoey670/
Foyar670/
Feihr670/
Foeha670/
Feuhr670/
Fohea670/
Fhuer670/
Fooes670/
Pfuer670/
Foepp670/
Fuerr670/
Fieyr670/
Fooee670/
Fohee670/

Foer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foer in the Russian language
Фоерfoer-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foer
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