Fohey Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Fohey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fohey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:936,58670,075
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Fohey Last Name Facts

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

Fohey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fohey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 741,235th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. The last name Fohey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Fohey live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 936,586. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 54 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 18 percent are found and Michigan, where 14 percent are found. Not including The United States Fohey is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Fiji, where 0 percent are found and Guam, where 0 percent are found.

Fohey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fohey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fohey last name increased 416 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fohey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fohey surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fohey last name are 36.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.83% being registered with the political party.

Fohey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $47,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foohey9160/
Fuohey910/
Foey8978/
Fohe8954/
Fouhy80508/
Pfohe8047/
Fohie806/
Fehey804/
Foher802/
Foeye801/
Fhaey801/
Foehe801/
Fooey801/
Fohay801/
Fohez801/
Fohes801/
Faohy800/
Fhoey800/
Fohee800/
Fohoy800/
Foeey800/
Fohea800/
Vohey800/
Foe756,628/
Fohoue73131/
Foshea7335/
Foteya7321/
Foheed734/
Faheey734/
Foeoya732/
Fohyeh732/
Fohher732/
Faheyp731/
Foseyi731/
Fohiya731/
Fohyoh731/
Fouahe731/
Fahaey730/
Foohee730/
Fauhey730/
Feehey730/
Foucheyou713/
Fahe677,077/
Foes67799/
Voey67216/
Foer67190/
Foei67151/
Foet67128/
Fehe6786/
Fothoyi6773/
Foah6767/
Fouchea6766/
Foha6765/
Vohe6756/
Foed6742/
Feiy6714/
Foea6713/
Föhe6712/
Fasheya6711/
Foez6710/
Foae678/
Fohi677/
Faey676/
Fasheye675/
Fouy674/
Fehy674/
Foee673/
Fooe672/
Faoe672/
Wfoe672/
Foschea672/
Fatheya672/
Foushea672/
Fheu671/
Pfoe671/
Fhae671/
Faoy671/
Fahahey671/
Fochoue671/
Foujyhe671/
Fouahya671/
Fothayi671/
Foochea671/
Foay670/

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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
  • 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 Fohey
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