Foon Surname

109,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Foon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia1,7641:1,090160
Malaysia1,0901:27,0592,383
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Brunei1771:2,366425
Singapore1631:33,7901,252
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Australia1201:224,96421,387
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
England301:1,857,26974,552
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
Norway131:395,56035,657
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
China41:341,830,39216,990
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Macau11:601,6301,582
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Foon (3,452) may also be a first name.

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 or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foon is the 109,376th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,712,702 people. The last name Foon 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. Foon is also the 121,032nd most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 3,452 people.

The surname Foon is most numerous in The Gambia, where it is held by 1,764 people, or 1 in 1,090. Aside from The Gambia it is found 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 frequency of Foon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 bearing the Foon surname are 12.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.91% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foong8915,634/
Foont8935/
Fhoon8931/
Foone8921/
Foonk8919/
Foond891/
Footn891/
Foonh891/
Fon8616,935/
Footen8073/
Fooßen8016/
Hfoong805/
Foonhe801/
Footn'800/
Fong75103,120/
Font7532,892/
Voon7511,072/
Fone753,298/
Foin751,269/
Fond751,182/
Fohn75733/
Foen75575/
Fonn75388/
Foyn75336/
Fhon75193/
Foun75165/
Fonh75129/
Foom7513/
Fojn758/
Fonc756/
Fuon754/
Wfon753/
Fotn752/
Fonq752/
Hfon751/
Fgon751/
Fosn751/
Ffon751/
Footing7335/
Foosing731/
Foohsen731/
Foochin731/
Footten730/
Phoon675,615/
Fotin672,048/
Foune67987/
Found67585/
Fosen67422/
Fonne67301/
Fontt67261/
Fuong67225/
Foung67207/
Foing67197/
Fogne67184/
Fotyn67164/
Fouyn6781/
Foint6777/
Fosin6768/
Foine6762/
Foten6762/
Founk6760/
Foyne6751/
Fhong6742/
Fonth6732/
Fotne6726/
Fount6718/
Pfont6717/
Fondt6714/
Fomne6713/
Pfoun6710/
Fonhe679/
Foynn676/
Pfonk675/
Foimn674/
Foßen673/
Hfong673/
Fongg672/
Fottn672/
Fojnt672/
Fhoun671/
Vfone671/
Fuonn671/
Fuosn671/
Foynt671/
Foinn671/
Fongh671/
Voojn671/
Ffong671/
Foind671/
Fojnd671/
Fonng671/
Fhone671/
Focen670/
Fonnk670/
Pfohn670/
Footting670/
Fouhn670/

Foon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foon in the Hindi language
फूनphuna-

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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 Foon
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