Foo Surname

10,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Foo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia33,3741:884118
Singapore8,0371:685117
Thailand2,8551:24,7422,282
United States2,1451:168,97917,102
Australia1,8561:14,5452,062
Saudi Arabia1,5901:19,4062,666
Canada7981:46,1725,663
Hong Kong5901:12,433351
England5621:99,14210,486
Brunei3641:1,150232
China3131:4,368,440435
United Arab Emirates2211:41,4584,276
Mauritius2071:6,2481,304
Guyana1791:4,258759
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
Philippines1241:816,43777,513
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Ivory Coast471:490,87715,694
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Jamaica341:84,4103,809
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Sweden331:298,38720,789
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Chile241:734,02016,565
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Japan211:6,087,82341,347
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
France151:4,428,181244,602
Wales141:221,03813,576
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
India111:69,733,217610,955
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Macau71:85,947463
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
East Timor11:1,215,928507
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

Foo (19,238) may also be a first name.

Foo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foo (Hindi: फोओ, Russian: Фоо) is found most in Malaysia. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,403rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 134,596 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Foo live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Foo is also the 38,951st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 19,238 people.

This surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 33,374 people, or 1 in 884. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 34 percent live, Johor, where 17 percent live and Perak, where 10 percent live. Aside from Malaysia Foo exists in 91 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 15 percent live and Thailand, where 5 percent live.

Foo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Foo surname grew 988 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foo surname are 7.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Foo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 376.34% more than the national average, earning R 1,131,970 per year; in United States they earn 25.6% more than the national average, earning $54,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning $58,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foot867,156/
Foos864,954/
Fooz86417/
Fooy86150/
Food8697/
Pfoo8638/
Fooa8625/
Fhoo863/
Fooj863/
Fgoo863/
Fooe862/
Wfoo861/
Foop860/
Fo809,175/
Foots75796/
Foott75706/
Fooij7594/
Foohs7525/
Foost7512/
Foods759/
Foodz753/
Foohy751/
Fooyd751/
Footp751/
Footd751/
Fooss751/
Fooch750/
Foodt750/
Fooee750/
Fooht750/
Foy6730,339/
Foe676,628/
Voo675,347/
Foh672,937/
Fos672,680/
Foz672,246/
Fot671,650/
Foa671,095/
Foi67902/
Fod67866/
Fou67606/
Foj67327/
Foß67311/
Fop67109/
Fuo67101/
Fão6766/
Pfo6741/
Fho6724/
Fouowa6712/
Fohová6711/
Ffo678/
Fgo677/
Foá676/
Hfo673/
Wfo673/
Vfo673/
Foohee670/

Foo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foo in the Hindi language
फोओpho'o-
Foo in the Russian language
Фооfoo-

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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
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  • 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 Foo
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