Foo Surname
Approximately 54,144 people bear this surname
Foo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 33,374 | 1:884 | 118 |
| Singapore | 8,037 | 1:685 | 117 |
| Thailand | 2,855 | 1:24,742 | 2,282 |
| United States | 2,145 | 1:168,979 | 17,102 |
| Australia | 1,856 | 1:14,545 | 2,062 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,590 | 1:19,406 | 2,666 |
| Canada | 798 | 1:46,172 | 5,663 |
| Hong Kong | 590 | 1:12,433 | 351 |
| England | 562 | 1:99,142 | 10,486 |
| Brunei | 364 | 1:1,150 | 232 |
| China | 313 | 1:4,368,440 | 435 |
| United Arab Emirates | 221 | 1:41,458 | 4,276 |
| Mauritius | 207 | 1:6,248 | 1,304 |
| Guyana | 179 | 1:4,258 | 759 |
| New Zealand | 147 | 1:30,805 | 5,355 |
| Philippines | 124 | 1:816,437 | 77,513 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Ivory Coast | 47 | 1:490,877 | 15,694 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Denmark | 35 | 1:161,278 | 13,908 |
| Jamaica | 34 | 1:84,410 | 3,809 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Japan | 21 | 1:6,087,823 | 41,347 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Macau | 7 | 1:85,947 | 463 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 217 | 1:231,423 | 19,482 |
Foo (19,238) may also be a first name.
Foo Demographics
Average Male Foo Height
173.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Foo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foo (Hindi: फोओ, Russian: Фоо) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Foo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Foo is the 10,403rd most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 134,596 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Foo are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 62 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 38,951st most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 19,238 people.
The surname Foo is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 33,374 people, or 1 in 884. In Malaysia Foo is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 34 percent live, Johor, where 17 percent live and Perak, where 10 percent live. Beside Malaysia Foo is found 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 prevalency of Foo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foo last name 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 US 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foot | 86 | 7,156 | / |
| Foos | 86 | 4,954 | / |
| Fooz | 86 | 417 | / |
| Fooy | 86 | 150 | / |
| Food | 86 | 97 | / |
| Pfoo | 86 | 38 | / |
| Fooa | 86 | 25 | / |
| Fhoo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fooj | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fgoo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fooe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wfoo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foop | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fo | 80 | 9,175 | / |
| Foots | 75 | 796 | / |
| Foott | 75 | 706 | / |
| Fooij | 75 | 94 | / |
| Foohs | 75 | 25 | / |
| Foost | 75 | 12 | / |
| Foods | 75 | 9 | / |
| Foodz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Foohy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fooyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Footp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Footd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fooss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fooch | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foodt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fooee | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fooht | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foy | 67 | 30,339 | / |
| Foe | 67 | 6,628 | / |
| Voo | 67 | 5,347 | / |
| Foh | 67 | 2,937 | / |
| Fos | 67 | 2,680 | / |
| Foz | 67 | 2,246 | / |
| Fot | 67 | 1,650 | / |
| Foa | 67 | 1,095 | / |
| Foi | 67 | 902 | / |
| Fod | 67 | 866 | / |
| Fou | 67 | 606 | / |
| Foj | 67 | 327 | / |
| Foß | 67 | 311 | / |
| Fop | 67 | 109 | / |
| Fuo | 67 | 101 | / |
| Fão | 67 | 66 | / |
| Pfo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Fho | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fouowa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fohová | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ffo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fgo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Foá | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hfo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wfo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vfo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foohee | 67 | 0 | / |
Foo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foo in the Hindi language | ||
| फोओ | pho'o | - |
| Foo in the Russian language | ||
| Фоо | foo | - |
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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 Foo
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