Foos Surname

96,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Foos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0171:120,13912,856
Germany7581:106,20813,118
Russia3921:367,66136,076
Argentina3411:125,34710,592
France2581:257,45239,723
Kazakhstan531:333,63227,314
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Ukraine281:1,625,811125,303
Chile181:978,69319,774
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3721:134,99612,839

Foos (3,221) may also be a first name.

Foos Last Name Facts

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

Foos (Russian: Фоос) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foos? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foos is the 96,030th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,471,043 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Foos live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 126,418th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 3,221 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,017 people, or 1 in 120,139. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 22 percent reside, Colorado, where 14 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Foos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foos surname grew 811 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Foos surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Foos surname are 25.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Foos earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $43,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.58% less than the national average, earning $32,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foose891,901/
Foots89796/
Foohs8925/
Foost8912/
Foods899/
Fooss891/
Foo8654,144/
Fos862,680/
Fooshe8055/
Foosse801/
Foss7529,860/
Fois759,909/
Foot757,156/
Voos751,856/
Fose751,166/
Fous75879/
Foes75799/
Fost75619/
Fosh75537/
Fooz75417/
Fohs75294/
Foox75248/
Fooy75150/
Food7597/
Fods7545/
Foxs7544/
Pfoo7538/
Foys7537/
Fojs7535/
Fooa7525/
Fuos7512/
Fosz757/
Fots757/
Foïs754/
Fgoo753/
Fooj753/
Fhos753/
Fosc753/
Fhoo753/
Fosx752/
Fooe752/
Fooc752/
Fosj751/
Pfos751/
Vfos751/
Wfoo751/
Fozs751/
Fosp751/
Foop750/
Foust6715,907/
Fosse679,429/
Fo679,175/
Fouts677,643/
Fouse671,763/
Pfost67873/
Foush67808/
Foott67706/
Fouss67533/
Fuoss67482/
Foist67446/
Fosch67442/
Foshe67255/
Fotse67187/
Fosså67170/
Fooce6795/
Fooij6794/
Fodse6778/
Foess6769/
Vooss6741/
Fosth6724/
Fohsz6716/
Foszt6711/
Foyst6710/
Foise6710/
Åfoss6710/
Foesz678/
Foyse678/
Foscz678/
Fosås676/
Foesh675/
Fhosh673/
Foodz673/
Fousp672/
Foyts672/
Fhoes672/
Fohse672/
Fossø672/
Fgosh671/
Footc671/
Footd671/
Footp671/
Fooyd671/
Foohy671/
Fosst671/
Foish671/
Foiss671/
Fosce671/
Fouhs671/
Fodsh671/
Hfoxs671/
Fouds670/
Fooht670/
Fotts670/
Fodds670/
Foits670/
Pfous670/
Fooch670/
Fuohs670/
Foodt670/
Fooee670/

Foos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foos in the Russian language
Фоосfoos-

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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 Foos
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