Fool Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
San Marino

Fool Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fool Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2541:3,019,94290,331
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
England171:3,277,533109,658
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
China81:170,915,1968,932
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
San Marino11:33,214932
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Fool (30,486) may also be a first name.

Fool Last Name Facts

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

Fool (Hindi: फूल) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fool? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fool is the 645,032nd most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Fool reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 27,563rd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 30,486 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 3,019,942. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 70 percent are found, Delhi, where 15 percent are found and Bihar, where 4 percent are found. Not including India this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

Fool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fool has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fool surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fool Last Name Statistics demography

Fool earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foole89172/
Fhool897/
Fooll892/
Pfool890/
Fol863,932/
Fphool801/
Footel801/
Fole7512,920/
Folh753,300/
Foul752,734/
Foll751,300/
Fohl75841/
Vool75225/
Fold75202/
Folt7587/
Foel7566/
Folp7532/
Foil7515/
Pfol759/
Fotl757/
Fosl756/
Foyl753/
Fuol752/
Fhol752/
Foïl751/
Foolowa731/
Footeel731/
Footill730/
Foottil730/
Footilt730/
Footell730/
Fogli674,913/
Phool673,650/
Pfohl672,868/
Foyle672,292/
Folle671,895/
Foell671,101/
Focil67527/
Foule67517/
Foehl67278/
Folpp67123/
Fojtl67121/
Foitl67103/
Fosil6782/
Fould6776/
Foult6768/
Fotel6746/
Fotil6746/
Fosle6730/
Foull6719/
Foill6712/
Foile6711/
Follå6711/
Foldt679/
Foßel679/
Fhole678/
Folph678/
Folhe678/
Fohyl678/
Pfhol676/
Foyld675/
Foytl674/
Foild674/
Fosel672/
Folhs671/
Pfoul671/
Foyll671/
Folzz671/
Vooll671/
Wfuol671/
Fhoul671/
Fouhl671/
Foïle671/
Fohlh671/
Folhh671/
Foldø671/
Pfoll670/
Foldd670/
Pfold670/
Fgoll670/

Fool Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fool in the Hindi language
फूलphula98.52

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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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  • 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 Fool
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