Foey Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Foey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England181:3,095,448105,421
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Foey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foey occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foey? popularity and diffusion

Foey is the 2,136,387th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Foey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Foey live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Foey is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States Foey is most numerous in: California, where 71 percent are found, Oregon, where 23 percent are found and Michigan, where 3 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.

Foey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foey surname decreased 6 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Foey last name are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.67% registered with the political party.

Foey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $45,448 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowey89519/
Fohey89389/
Fooey891/
Foiey891/
Foeye891/
Fhoey890/
Foeey890/
Foe866,628/
Foohey8060/
Foteya8021/
Foggey8010/
Faioey803/
Foueyo801/
Foseyi801/
Fuohey800/
Foye754,423/
Feye754,073/
Fowe75802/
Foes75799/
Feay75233/
Voey75216/
Foer75190/
Foei75151/
Fiey75129/
Foet75128/
Fohe7554/
Foed7542/
Feiy7514/
Feey7514/
Foea7513/
Foez7510/
Foae758/
Fuey757/
Faey756/
Fehy754/
Fouy754/
Foee753/
Faoe752/
Fooe752/
Wfoe752/
Pfoe751/
Foie751/
Faoy751/
Foay750/
Feuy750/
Fueyo671,727/
Fotea671,433/
Fouhy67508/
Phoey67442/
Faoye67259/
Foets67216/
Feyaj67211/
Foeij67185/
Foest67181/
Fawey67155/
Foaie6782/
Vooey6772/
Foess6769/
Fouye6763/
Fouya6762/
Foyie6758/
Foeth6757/
Fuoye6751/
Pfohe6747/
Foyeu6738/
Focea6717/
Foowe6715/
Foead6714/
Foech6713/
Foyaj6712/
Feuyi6710/
Feuay679/
Foesz678/
Fieyi678/
Faoyi676/
Feyie676/
Fohie676/
Foyej675/
Foesh675/
Fiyoe675/
Foyai675/
Fehey674/
Foyay674/
Faoue674/
Feuye674/
Fojie674/
Faeyd674/
Feiye673/
Vowey672/
Faeey672/
Fooer672/
Fhoes672/
Foeht672/
Foher672/
Fooyo672/
Fouyi672/
Fouei672/
Fayey671/
Faehy671/
Feaay671/
Voeya671/
Feijy671/
Foihe671/
Fioei671/
Fhaey671/
Fhuey671/
Fahoy671/
Fajoy671/
Faoie671/
F'Eye671/
Foehe671/
Fohes671/
Fohez671/
Fehay671/
Fouay671/
Foyoe671/
Foaay671/
Fajoe671/
Faeye671/
Feyei671/
Feeyh671/
Feayz671/
Fouie671/
Pfoer671/
Voyey671/
Fauey671/
Fejoy671/
Foaye671/
Foeaz671/
Foeje671/
Fohay671/
Foiye671/
Fouyé671/
Feuyt671/
Feyey671/
Ffoje671/
Faeyt671/
Feioe671/
Fhoep671/
Foioy671/
Faeys671/
Feahy670/
Foeha670/
Fohea670/
Vohey670/
Fooes670/
Foepp670/
Foerr670/
Faeay670/
Feyye670/
Feehy670/
Faohy670/
Fooee670/
Fohee670/
Fosea670/
Fohoy670/

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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 Foey
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