Foof Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Foof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Austria161:532,21549,801
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Foof (423) may also be a first name.

Foof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foof is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foof? popularity and diffusion

Foof is the 1,765,740th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Foof reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 417,739th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 423 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 1,045,525. In Germany Foof is most frequent in: Berlin, where 45 percent are found, Bavaria, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Foof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foof surname contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foof Last Name Statistics demography

Foof earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Footf891/
Foofe891/
Fof86464/
Fofe75902/
Foff75148/
Foft7523/
Fouf7521/
Pfof7510/
Fohf754/
Ffof752/
Foob752/
Fopf751/
Fovf751/
Wfof751/
Fodf751/
Fosf751/
Fofs751/
Foef750/
Foif750/
Foffe67173/
Pfoff67113/
Pfofe6721/
Foufe678/
Fouft677/
Foutf673/
Fouff673/
Pfoft671/
Foeff671/
Fofsh671/
Fofft670/
Foife670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Foof
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