Foppen Surname

283,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Foppen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foppen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2571:13,4351,969
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
United States191:19,076,786604,894
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England61:9,286,343223,652
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Foppen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foppen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foppen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 283,967th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,374,296 people. The last name Foppen is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Foppen reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,257 people, or 1 in 13,435. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 50 percent are found, North Holland, where 12 percent are found and South Holland, where 9 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Foppen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Foppen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foppen last name expanded 380 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foppen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foppen last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Foppen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.01% more than the national average, earning R 351,720 per year and in United States they earn 87.66% more than the national average, earning $80,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voppen8362/
Fopeng831/
Fopeen831/
Foppne831/
Foppin830/
Fappen830/
Fopping770/
Fopin739/
Fopne731/
Foping6738/
Fopina672/
Phopen672/
Fapeng671/
Fapien671/
Fuipen671/
Fappin670/
Phopaen62253/
Phopeng622/
Fooping622/
Fosping621/
Fappina620/
Fapping620/
Fapn601/
Phatpeng579/
Phoopeng574/
Phabpeng571/
Vapen556/
Fapin555/
Fepin551/
Vopnn551/
Vopin551/
Faupin50310/
Phopin5033/
Vapien505/
Fapina502/
Vappyn501/
Vapoen501/
Phapin501/

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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
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  • 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 Foppen
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