Foi Surname

392,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Foi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2141:285,77936,642
Indonesia1371:965,32371,212
France981:677,78386,620
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Greece561:197,85331,389
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
India141:54,790,384527,769
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
England71:7,959,723202,100
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Foi (1,075) may also be a first name.

Foi Last Name Facts

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

Foi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺍ, Hindi: फोई) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 392,160th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,079,319 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Foi are found; 24 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 24 percent are found in Italic Europe. Foi is also the 243,766th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 1,075 people.

It is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 285,779. In Italy Foi is mostly concentrated in: Lombardy, where 55 percent live, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 23 percent live and Piedmont, where 10 percent live. Beside Italy this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Foi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foi has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 193 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Foi are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Foi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $38,070 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fois869,909/
Foit862,372/
Foia86776/
Foji86392/
Foyi86165/
Foid8643/
Foiz8624/
Foii863/
Foij862/
Foio862/
Fgoi862/
Foih861/
Foie861/
Foiț861/
Fhoi861/
Foip861/
Foiy860/
Fo809,175/
Fi802,229/
Foggi75674/
Fioji75447/
Foist75446/
Foeij75185/
Fouji75161/
Fooij7594/
Fogie7572/
Foias7571/
Foios7565/
Foyie7558/
Fowie7524/
Fojio7522/
Foitt7517/
Foiht7514/
Foiyo7511/
Pfgoi759/
Foyio755/
Fojie754/
Foiad754/
Fohii753/
Foies752/
Foihe751/
Foyid751/
Foitz751/
Foish751/
Foiss751/
Fojii751/
Fouie751/
Foi'i751/
Foiap751/
Foiaş751/
Foied751/
Fojip751/
Foyih751/
Fouij751/
Fioyi751/
Foyit751/
Foiha751/
Foiys751/
Foits750/
Foiet750/
Foiah750/
Ffoit750/
Fei67555,328/
Foo6754,144/
Foy6730,339/
Fai6713,230/
Fiz678,064/
Foe676,628/
Fui675,785/
Fit673,335/
Fio673,108/
Foh672,937/
Fie672,919/
Fos672,680/
Foz672,246/
Voi671,976/
Foggia671,785/
Fot671,650/
Fis671,560/
Foa671,095/
Fod67866/
Fii67805/
Fou67606/
Fiß67402/
Foj67327/
Foß67311/
Fih67256/
Fid67196/
Fij67110/
Fop67109/
Fuo67101/
Fiy6787/
Hfi6783/
Fip6773/
Fão6766/
Fhi6762/
Fiț6744/
Pfo6741/
Fái6735/
Foggio6733/
Fyo6730/
Fiğ6729/
Fho6724/
Foiyoh6715/
Foujip6711/
Fyi6710/
Fgi679/
Ffo678/
Fgo677/
Foá676/
Wfi676/
Ffi676/
Pfi675/
Vfi675/
Fiľ673/
Hfo673/
Wfo673/
Vfo673/
Foujid671/
Fiś671/
Fouiad671/
Fiohio671/
Foiatt671/
Foiech670/
Fougie670/
Foitch670/
Foiett670/
Foihet670/

Foi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻮﺍfwa-
Foi in the Hindi language
फोईpho'i95.24
फोइpho'i4.76

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