Foh Surname

150,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Foh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,2001:24,5792,216
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Cameroon3941:52,7136,872
Brunei1781:2,352424
Ivory Coast1291:178,8477,951
Germany921:875,05962,702
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Sierra Leone361:196,934344
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England51:11,143,612252,590
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Foh (1,701) may also be a first name.

Foh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foh is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Foh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,233rd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,481,289 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Foh are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 186,345th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 1,701 people.

The last name Foh is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,200 people, or 1 in 24,579. In Malaysia Foh is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 39 percent live, Selangor, where 19 percent live and Sarawak, where 12 percent live. Not including Malaysia Foh is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 21 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.

Foh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foh last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foh last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Foh earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foch86909/
Fosh86537/
Pfoh86422/
Foht86353/
Fouh86182/
Fodh8667/
Fohy8613/
Fohh862/
Foyh861/
Foph861/
Foih861/
Fohz861/
Fohu861/
Fo809,175/
Focht753,820/
Fouch752,109/
Foush75808/
Foudh75154/
Fotch7553/
Pfohe7547/
Foyth7542/
Pfoch7530/
Fuoch7527/
Foohs7525/
Fosth7524/
Fohsz7516/
Foiht7514/
Foych7511/
Pfoth759/
Fuohy754/
Fohii753/
Pfoht753/
Fhosh753/
Foish751/
Foohy751/
Fochp751/
Fotth751/
Fouhs751/
Fodsh751/
Fuohs750/
Fooht750/
Fohee750/
Fooch750/
Foo6754,144/
Foy6730,339/
Fah677,422/
Fos672,680/
Foutch672,505/
Foz672,246/
Fot671,650/
Foa671,095/
Foi67902/
Fod67866/
Voh67693/
Fou67606/
Fotsch67352/
Foj67327/
Foß67311/
Fha67216/
Foucht67113/
Fop67109/
Fuo67101/
Pfosch6763/
Foscht6755/
Pfo6741/
Fousch6740/
Foshch6735/
Fho6724/
Fohová6711/
Fouchë6710/
Ffo678/
Fgo677/
Foutht676/
Foá676/
Vfo673/
Hfo673/
Wfo673/
Fostch671/
Fáh671/
Fottch671/
Foushd671/
Ffoush671/
Fouths670/
Foohee670/
Foitch670/
Foutsh670/
Fousht670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foh
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