Foon Surname
Approximately 4,255 people bear this surname
Foon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 1,764 | 1:1,090 | 160 |
| Malaysia | 1,090 | 1:27,059 | 2,383 |
| Hong Kong | 211 | 1:34,765 | 608 |
| United States | 210 | 1:1,725,995 | 114,113 |
| Brunei | 177 | 1:2,366 | 425 |
| Singapore | 163 | 1:33,790 | 1,252 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Australia | 120 | 1:224,964 | 21,387 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 1:73,037 | 10,843 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
Foon (3,452) may also be a first name.
Foon Demographics
Average Foon Salary in
United States
$47,896 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Foon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foon (Hindi: फून) is borne by more people in The Gambia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foon? popularity and diffusion
Foon is the 109,376th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,712,702 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Foon are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 121,032nd most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 3,452 people.
The surname Foon is most frequently held in The Gambia, where it is borne by 1,764 people, or 1 in 1,090. Other than The Gambia this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 26 percent live and Hong Kong, where 5 percent live.
Foon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Foon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foon surname increased 447 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Foon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Foon last name are 12.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.91% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Foon earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning 312,950 kr per year; in United States they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $47,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.88% less than the national average, earning $40,302 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foong | 89 | 15,634 | / |
| Foont | 89 | 35 | / |
| Fhoon | 89 | 31 | / |
| Foone | 89 | 21 | / |
| Foonk | 89 | 19 | / |
| Foond | 89 | 1 | / |
| Footn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Foonh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fon | 86 | 16,935 | / |
| Footen | 80 | 73 | / |
| Fooßen | 80 | 16 | / |
| Hfoong | 80 | 5 | / |
| Foonhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Footn' | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fong | 75 | 103,120 | / |
| Font | 75 | 32,892 | / |
| Voon | 75 | 11,072 | / |
| Fone | 75 | 3,298 | / |
| Foin | 75 | 1,269 | / |
| Fond | 75 | 1,182 | / |
| Fohn | 75 | 733 | / |
| Foen | 75 | 575 | / |
| Fonn | 75 | 388 | / |
| Foyn | 75 | 336 | / |
| Fhon | 75 | 193 | / |
| Foun | 75 | 165 | / |
| Fonh | 75 | 129 | / |
| Foom | 75 | 13 | / |
| Fojn | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fonc | 75 | 6 | / |
| Fuon | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wfon | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fotn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fonq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hfon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fgon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fosn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ffon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Footing | 73 | 35 | / |
| Foosing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foohsen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foochin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Footten | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phoon | 67 | 5,615 | / |
| Fotin | 67 | 2,048 | / |
| Foune | 67 | 987 | / |
| Found | 67 | 585 | / |
| Fosen | 67 | 422 | / |
| Fonne | 67 | 301 | / |
| Fontt | 67 | 261 | / |
| Fuong | 67 | 225 | / |
| Foung | 67 | 207 | / |
| Foing | 67 | 197 | / |
| Fogne | 67 | 184 | / |
| Fotyn | 67 | 164 | / |
| Fouyn | 67 | 81 | / |
| Foint | 67 | 77 | / |
| Fosin | 67 | 68 | / |
| Foine | 67 | 62 | / |
| Foten | 67 | 62 | / |
| Founk | 67 | 60 | / |
| Foyne | 67 | 51 | / |
| Fhong | 67 | 42 | / |
| Fonth | 67 | 32 | / |
| Fotne | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fount | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pfont | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fondt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fomne | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pfoun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fonhe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Foynn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pfonk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foimn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foßen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hfong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fongg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fottn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fojnt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fhoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuosn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foynt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foinn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fongh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voojn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fojnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Focen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fonnk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfohn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Footting | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fouhn | 67 | 0 | / |
Foon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foon in the Hindi language | ||
| फून | phuna | - |
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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 Foon
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