Fokes Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Fokes Surname Definition:

= Foulkes, q.v.

Fokes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Australia731:369,80430,692
England491:1,137,10353,999
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Fokes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Foulkes, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fokes Last Name Facts

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

Fokes (Russian: Фокес) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fokes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fokes is the 1,028,911th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Fokes live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 31 percent live, Georgia, where 20 percent live and South Carolina, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Fokes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fokes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fokes last name rose 413 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 306 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fokes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fokes last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Fokes earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.83% less than the national average, earning $44,801 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fookes91943/
Foukes9191/
Fokkes9172/
Fokeas9133/
Fockes9111/
Fojkes914/
Foikes911/
Foykes911/
Fouckes830/
Vokes802,101/
Fakes80654/
Fukes80154/
Foces80126/
Foqes804/
Fokis801/
Fekkes73745/
Foukis73375/
Feekes73319/
Foques73214/
Fouces73171/
Fukesh73122/
Vockes7359/
Fakess7349/
Fojkis7347/
Foches7340/
Fokkis7324/
Faukes739/
Foikis737/
Feukes737/
Fakkes736/
Fackes736/
Feckes735/
Fakesh735/
Fakets734/
Fuckes734/
Fokios732/
Faekes732/
Vokesh731/
Fokish731/
Foceis731/
Fakhes731/
Fojkesová716/
Fouques671,340/
Fakesch67194/
Fouskis6753/
Focques6721/
Fokkais6710/
Fauckes672/
Focches671/

Fokes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fokes in the Russian language
Фокесfokes-

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