Fogy Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Fogy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fogy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Fogy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fogy is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fogy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Fogy live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 6,192,728. In Germany Fogy is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Fogy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fogy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fogy surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fogy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fogy surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foggy89223/
Fougy89153/
Fogey892/
Fogay891/
Fogye891/
Foghy890/
Foggey8010/
Fogays802/
Foughy801/
Fongay801/
Foga752,007/
Foyt75550/
Foge75224/
Fogi7538/
Foyd7530/
Fagy7529/
Fonghoy7321/
Fonghyi731/
Foughey730/
Foged671,491/
Foggi67674/
Fouga67571/
Fonge67512/
Fogha67359/
Fongi67329/
Faguy67301/
Foget67281/
Foger67141/
Fogui67138/
Foghi67134/
Fogie6772/
Fogge6767/
Foges6763/
Foghe6742/
Foyth6742/
Faghy6741/
Foige6719/
Fooga6716/
Fogeh6715/
Foyst6710/
Foyte678/
Fogis676/
Fagay674/
Faggy673/
Fogga673/
Faigy673/
Fooge673/
Fouge673/
Fohga673/
Fougi673/
Fogai672/
Foyts672/
Voogy672/
Fooyd671/
Foigi671/
Fagey671/
Ffoge671/
Fogér671/
Fagoy671/
Focga671/
Fogaa671/
Fahgy671/
Foiga671/
Fuoge671/
Fuoyd671/
Fogee670/
Vogey670/
Faagy670/

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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 Fogy
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