Foers Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Foers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:259,15420,728
Canada451:818,79163,991
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Foers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foers is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foers is the 921,780th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. Foers is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Foers are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 259,154. In England it is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 50 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 13 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Foers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Foers has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Foers last name rose 199 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foers Last Name Statistics demography

Foers earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 35.08% less than the national average, earning $32,253 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowers911,006/
Foerst91552/
Foyers9128/
Foersh912/
Foehrs911/
Fojers911/
Fouers910/
Fors897,932/
Fers89443/
Foersch83103/
Fears806,462/
Forss802,994/
Fiers802,172/
Fehrs80908/
Forsh80253/
Forså80109/
Fyers80102/
Fersz8099/
Fours8092/
Forås8072/
Faers8070/
Ferrs8050/
Fersh8042/
Feers8027/
Åfors8017/
Voers8016/
Fohrs8014/
Foors8011/
Pfers8010/
Feirs804/
Feurs803/
Fuers802/
Forrs802/
Fhers801/
Fejrs801/
Forsz801/
Forsø801/
Ffors801/
Fersch731,537/
Fayers731,291/
Forsch731,133/
Faiers73779/
Foerch73314/
Voiers73236/
Feyers73128/
Feurst7349/
Vowers7344/
Feuers7326/
Fajers7323/
Fajors739/
Voyers739/
Fearse733/
Fearst733/
Fejers732/
Fourst732/
Feitrs731/
Ferrsz731/
Forshå731/
Håfors731/
Fawers731/
Feiars731/
Fayors731/
Feiers730/
Fearsh730/
Fourse730/
Faerst730/
Faehrs730/
Fahers730/
Fauers730/
Ferrss730/
Feirst730/
Fars6735,673/
Furs674,808/
Vers674,660/
Figgers67357/
Vors67280/
Ferš67219/
Pfersch6747/
Ferś6732/
Fägerås6722/
Fourshe675/
Fürs673/
Fuersch672/
Förs672/
D'Forss671/
Vouiers671/
Voohers671/
Fayours671/
Fiierst671/
Voheirs670/

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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
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  • 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 Foers
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