Foias Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Foias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania611:329,14528,853
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Foiaş (1) are calculated separately.

Foias Last Name Facts

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

Foias is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Foiaş. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foias? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Foias occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Foias live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 329,145. In Romania it is most frequent in: Caraș-Severin County, where 93 percent are found and Constanța County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Romania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Foias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foias last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Foias earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% less than the national average, earning $19,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foiaş931/
Fois899,909/
Foia89776/
Fojas802,400/
Fijas80669/
Foist80446/
Faias80438/
Fiyas80199/
Foios8065/
Foise8010/
Foiad804/
Feias802/
Foies802/
Foiss801/
Foiys801/
Foiha801/
Foiap801/
Foish801/
Foits800/
Foiah800/
Foa751,095/
Foi75902/
Foggia731,785/
Foisse7344/
Faihas735/
Foiatt731/
Fouiad731/
Fouyas731/
Fowies731/
Foiies731/
Faiase731/
Fais677,847/
Faes675,978/
Foya675,009/
Faus673,751/
Foit672,372/
Faia672,134/
Foix671,839/
Fays671,597/
Fous67879/
Foes67799/
Foja67748/
Fies67710/
Feis67677/
Fiya67536/
Foji67392/
Fajs67360/
Feas67221/
Vois67188/
Feia67186/
Fija67178/
Foyi67165/
Fuis67139/
Voia6767/
Fuia6748/
Foid6743/
Foys6737/
Fojs6735/
Fooa6725/
Foiz6724/
Fiia6710/
Fijs674/
Foii673/
Fijeash673/
Vfoa673/
Foio672/
Foggies672/
Fgoi672/
Foij672/
Fuoa672/
Foie671/
Féis671/
Fáis671/
Foisová671/
Foiache671/
Foiț671/
Foih671/
Fyoa671/
Foip671/
Fhoi671/
Fiea671/
Pfoa671/
Foiy670/
Foisstt670/

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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 Foias
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