Foght Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Foght Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foght Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1841:30,6783,179
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Foght Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foght occurs most in Denmark. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foght? popularity and diffusion

Foght is the 862,604th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name Foght is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Foght live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Denmark, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 30,678. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 32 percent are found, Region Zealand, where 29 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Denmark it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Foght Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foght has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foght last name rose 353 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foght Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foght surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Foght earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $45,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.29% more than the national average, earning $65,231 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fought911,838/
Foight9188/
Fooght911/
Foughts830/
Voght80578/
Foghe8042/
Fogdt806/
Fught803/
Feght801/
Faght800/
Voight735,270/
Faught734,892/
Vooght73594/
Foughe7351/
Voeght7324/
Voyght7312/
Feught7310/
Fughte731/
Fogd67140/
Foxh671/
Faunght671/
Phought671/
Pfaught671/
Voughth670/

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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 Foght
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