Fohs Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Fohs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fohs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
France261:2,554,720189,486
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Fohs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fohs has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fohs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fohs is the 906,170th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Fohs are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 2,876,658. In The United States Fohs is primarily found in: Maryland, where 25 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent live and Poland, where 12 percent live.

Fohs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fohs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fohs last name grew 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fohs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fohs surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Fohs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.18% more than the national average, earning $49,699 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foohs8925/
Fohsz8916/
Fohse892/
Fouhs891/
Fuohs890/
Fos862,680/
Fouhse8036/
Fouths800/
Foss7529,860/
Fois759,909/
Foos754,954/
Vohs752,309/
Fahs751,852/
Fose751,166/
Foch75909/
Fous75879/
Fost75619/
Fosh75537/
Fods7545/
Foxs7544/
Foys7537/
Fojs7535/
Fuos7512/
Fosz757/
Fots757/
Foïs754/
Fhos753/
Fosx752/
Fosj751/
Fohz751/
Fosp751/
Fozs751/
Foxh751/
Vfos751/
Pfos751/
Fhas751/
Foust6715,907/
Fosse679,429/
Fouts677,643/
Focht673,820/
Fahas673,809/
Fouch672,109/
Foose671,901/
Fouse671,763/
Pfost67873/
Foush67808/
Foots67796/
Fouss67533/
Fuoss67482/
Foist67446/
Fosch67442/
Foche67404/
Foshe67255/
Fotse67187/
Fosså67170/
Fodse6778/
Fahse6754/
Voihs6754/
Fotch6753/
Faahs6731/
Pfoch6730/
Fuoch6727/
Fosth6724/
Feuhs6716/
Foost6712/
Foszt6711/
Foych6711/
Foyst6710/
Åfoss6710/
Foise6710/
Foods679/
Foyse678/
Foscz678/
Fosås676/
Fahss675/
Fhase675/
Faths673/
Fhosh673/
Foyts672/
Fousp672/
Fossø672/
Foish671/
Hfoxs671/
Fosst671/
Fooss671/
Vouhs671/
Fahsd671/
Fosce671/
Fodsh671/
Fahsp671/
Foiss671/
Fgosh671/
Fochp671/
Pfous670/
Foits670/
Fooch670/
Fotts670/
Fouds670/
Fodds670/

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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 Fohs
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