Fogh Surname

232,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Fogh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fogh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,5141:3,728325
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Canada431:856,87466,382
Norway281:183,65321,594
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Fogh (13) may also be a first name.

Fogh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fogh occurs most in Denmark. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fogh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 232,966th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,207,590 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Fogh live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most common given name at a global level, held by 13 people.

It is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is borne by 1,514 people, or 1 in 3,728. In Denmark Fogh is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 30 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 27 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 26 percent reside. Barring Denmark it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Fogh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fogh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 327 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fogh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fogh last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fogh earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.23% less than the national average, earning 338,368 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.91% more than the national average, earning $53,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $55,501 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fough89102/
Fogth8933/
Foegh894/
Fog861,239/
Foigth801/
Fogg7511,959/
Fogt752,549/
Fagh751,156/
Fugh75218/
Fuog75111/
Vogh75105/
Fohk7587/
Fügh7534/
Fokh7530/
Foog7519/
Foug7517/
Fosg7510/
Fohg754/
Foig752/
Pfog752/
Vfog751/
Foxh751/
Fogs751/
Fgog751/
Fhog751/
Fogk751/
Fogp751/
Fohq751/
Foeg750/
Fogue672,882/
Fokht67375/
Foigt67145/
Foggs67123/
Fougt6796/
Faugh6766/
Fosgt6765/
Foygt6723/
Fojgt6714/
Phogh676/
Voigh675/
Fogtt675/
Foehc674/
Fookh673/
Foukh673/
Fugch672/
Pfugh672/
Voogh672/
Fogss671/
Pfohg671/
Fahgh671/
Fougs671/
Fokhe671/
Foogk671/
Ffogz671/
Fogkp671/
Fuhgh671/
Feugh670/
Focth670/
Focsh670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fogh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis