Fois Surname

51,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Fois Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8,3981:7,282994
France5851:113,54317,037
Argentina1051:407,08031,114
Germany961:838,59960,830
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Greece781:142,04923,538
Paraguay771:93,9842,236
Belgium731:157,48821,805
United States661:5,491,802273,080
England541:1,031,81650,675
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Australia381:710,41347,396
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
San Marino11:33,214932
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Foïs (4) are calculated separately.

Fois (298) may also be a first name.

Fois Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fois (Russian: Фоис) has its highest incidence in Italy. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Foïs. For other possible spellings of Fois click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fois? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,694th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 735,447 people. Fois occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Fois live; 85 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 85 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 510,666th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 298 people.

Fois is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 8,398 people, or 1 in 7,282. In Italy it is most common in: Sardinia, where 85 percent reside, Lazio, where 4 percent reside and Piedmont, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Italy this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Fois Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fois has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fois last name increased 943 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fois Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fois last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fois earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning €27,899 per year; in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $54,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foïs924/
Foist89446/
Foias8971/
Foios8965/
Foise8910/
Foies892/
Foish891/
Foiss891/
Foiys891/
Foits890/
Fos862,680/
Fis861,560/
Foi86902/
Foisse8044/
Foiies801/
Fowies801/
Fish7553,193/
Foss7529,860/
Fais757,847/
Foos754,954/
Foit752,372/
Foix751,839/
Fiss751,562/
Fose751,166/
Fous75879/
Foes75799/
Foia75776/
Fies75710/
Feis75677/
Fost75619/
Fosh75537/
Fios75472/
Foji75392/
Fisz75362/
Fohs75294/
Vois75188/
Fist75181/
Foyi75165/
Fuis75139/
Fise75101/
Fods7545/
Foxs7544/
Foid7543/
Foys7537/
Fojs7535/
Foiz7524/
Fuos7512/
Fosz757/
Fots757/
Fijs754/
Fixs754/
Fisd753/
Fihs753/
Foii753/
Fhos753/
Fosc753/
Foij752/
Fosx752/
Foio752/
Fgoi752/
Fisc751/
Fisj751/
Foih751/
Foie751/
Fosj751/
Fhis751/
Féis751/
Fáis751/
Pfos751/
Foiț751/
Vfos751/
Fozs751/
Fosp751/
Fgis751/
Fhoi751/
Fisx751/
Fizs751/
Foip751/
Ffis751/
Hfis751/
Foiy750/
Foggies732/
Foisová731/
Foisstt730/
Foust6715,907/
Feist6713,089/
Fosse679,429/
Fo679,175/
Fisch678,818/
Fouts677,643/
Fayos672,689/
Fojas672,400/
Fi672,229/
Foose671,901/
Fouse671,763/
Faist671,590/
Pfost67873/
Fisse67855/
Fayis67832/
Foush67808/
Foots67796/
Foggi67674/
Fijas67669/
Feise67614/
Feiss67577/
Faiss67556/
Fouss67533/
Fiess67518/
Fuoss67482/
Fioji67447/
Fosch67442/
Faias67438/
Fuisz67308/
Foshe67255/
Fishe67212/
Fiyas67199/
Fotse67187/
Foeij67185/
Voiss67179/
Fosså67170/
Fouji67161/
Feies67127/
Faise67113/
Fooij6794/
Faits6780/
Foice6778/
Fodse6778/
Fogie6772/
Foess6769/
Faish6769/
Feijs6764/
Foyie6758/
Voihs6754/
Fejos6751/
Fheis6750/
Feish6742/
Fajis6739/
Foyes6735/
Foyos6734/
Fijos6731/
Fuist6726/
Fiszt6726/
Foohs6725/
Fosth6724/
Fowie6724/
Fojio6722/
Foitt6717/
Faies6717/
Feyos6716/
Fohsz6716/
Voies6714/
Foiht6714/
Feits6713/
Foost6712/
Foiyo6711/
Foszt6711/
Foyst6710/
Faisz6710/
Åfoss6710/
Pfgoi679/
Foods679/
Foesz678/
Foyse678/
Foscz678/
Voios677/
Faios677/
Feyis676/
Fosås676/
Voyis675/
Foesh675/
Foyio675/
Fidse675/
Fphis675/
Fuits674/
Fishs674/
Fojie674/
Fajos674/
Foiad674/
Fowes673/
Fhosh673/
Fitsh673/
Fohii673/
Fiyos673/
Pfies673/
Faais673/
Voish673/
Fousp672/
Foyts672/
Fhoes672/
Foues672/
Fisst672/
Feias672/
Fohse672/
Fojos672/
Fossø672/
Faizs672/
Foihe671/
Pfeis671/
Hfies671/
Fgish671/
Fgosh671/
Fhish671/
Fiehs671/
Faiys671/
Fuise671/
Foyid671/
Foitz671/
Wfish671/
Fisce671/
Fooss671/
Fosst671/
Fojii671/
Fouie671/
Hfais671/
Fuyos671/
Fujos671/
Faihs671/
Feisd671/
Feiys671/
Foi'i671/
Foiap671/
Foiaş671/
Foied671/
Fojip671/
Foyih671/
Fosce671/
Fouij671/
Fiesh671/
Fitse671/
Fioyi671/
Fishx671/
Ffish671/
Foyit671/
Fiyes671/
Fuyis671/
Fuish671/
Voisj671/
Fouhs671/
Fisjz671/
Fodsh671/
Foiha671/
Foiic671/
Feiis671/
Hfoxs671/
Fouds670/
Fotts670/
Fodds670/
Pfous670/
Foiet670/
Fhies670/
Fuids670/
Fisht670/
Foiah670/
Fuohs670/
Pfuis670/
Ffoit670/

Fois Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fois in the Russian language
Фоисfois-

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