Foray Surname

51,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Foray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone8,1741:867170
France1,3611:48,8046,345
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Liberia401:110,2138,601
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
England151:3,714,537119,675
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Foray (31) may also be a first name.

Foray Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foray has its highest incidence in Sierra Leone. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foray? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foray is the 51,680th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 735,150 people. The surname Foray is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Foray live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Foray is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Foray is most frequent in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 8,174 people, or 1 in 867. Barring Sierra Leone it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Foray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foray has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foray last name expanded 5,025 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foray surname are 9.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the party.

Foray earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.56% more than the national average, earning $53,313 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forray911,140/
Forgay91142/
Fouray91132/
Forayo9147/
Forhay916/
Forzay916/
Foraya914/
Forayi913/
Forayt912/
Forays912/
Fora892,981/
Fory892,159/
Forrayi8312/
Foraaya834/
Fouraye832/
Forayyo831/
Fourayi831/
Forhaye831/
Fothray830/
Faray804,693/
Foryś804,239/
Foura802,674/
Forry801,984/
Forey801,830/
Forys801,761/
Forza801,330/
Foury801,246/
Feray801,211/
Forat80759/
Furay80608/
Forga80608/
Forau80414/
Forai80408/
Foras80359/
Foryt80340/
Forzy80330/
Forra80307/
Foery80176/
Forad80163/
Fohry80105/
Forae80102/
Forah8081/
Foiry8079/
Voray8078/
Fotra8052/
Foraz8051/
Fohra8048/
Pfora8038/
Foira8031/
Forea8028/
Foryi8026/
Forøy8024/
Forhy807/
Féray807/
Foraa805/
Foryy804/
Foroy804/
Foroa803/
Forye803/
Forha803/
Foora803/
Foriy801/
Foryd801/
Fuora801/
Foraś801/
Fosry801/
Fotry801/
Foryź801/
Foraj801/
Foory800/
Forayova771/
Forhad7321,325/
Forrai732,390/
Forgey731,814/
Farray731,145/
Foraji73928/
Forrey73871/
Faraay73826/
Forrat73770/
Farayi73770/
Farajy73424/
Fourga73389/
Fourey73374/
Faraye73365/
Farayo73334/
Farahy73315/
Furayi73309/
Fourah73231/
Ferray73155/
Foutry73120/
Forgea73118/
Fouras73102/
Foryoh73100/
Forysz7387/
Forras7378/
Foutra7377/
Faraya7376/
Foreyt7372/
Foriya7368/
Forait7363/
Foraie7354/
Fourat7347/
Foraud7341/
Furaya7340/
Fouraa7336/
Forraz7335/
Foryst7331/
Forysh7330/
Forash7328/
Forais7328/
Furaye7325/
Feuray7325/
Vorayo7324/
Voiray7323/
Foraux7322/
Foyraz7318/
Fora'a7317/
Forhat7316/
Forroy7314/
Foryeh7311/
Furray738/
Forajt738/
Foerry738/
Foradt738/
Fourra738/
Fuorry737/
Foryth737/
Forrah736/
Farayu736/
Voraiy736/
Forzai736/
Fotrah735/
Fottra735/
Farayy735/
Farhay734/
Forast734/
Foraas734/
Forzah734/
Feraye734/
Fourau733/
Foitra732/
Forass732/
Forrea732/
Foraih732/
Foraha732/
Foorry732/
Ferajy731/
Foreia731/
Forhey731/
Forooa731/
Fouraj731/
Fouroy731/
Fuoraj731/
Furayu731/
Fojraj731/
Foraju731/
Vorray731/
Fargay731/
Foruja731/
Furayo731/
Farzay731/
Fohrai731/
Fohrat731/
Foreas731/
Foreat731/
Foreya731/
Foorey731/
Foraje731/
Foriyo731/
Forțea731/
Fourad731/
Fotraś731/
Fottry731/
Foryie731/
Foroya731/
Forrad731/
Fourye731/
Feraiy731/
Faaray731/
Fhorra731/
Furays731/
Foroye731/
Fouraz731/
Phoray731/
Fohtra731/
Farauy731/
Faraiy731/
Furayh731/
Fourry730/
Foratt730/
Forach730/
Pforad730/
Foerey730/
Forrayová717/
Forhayová714/
Vora6792,582/
Fara6713,681/
Fore6710,607/
Fera677,885/
Fery674,786/
Fura674,188/
Fury673,048/
Fary671,728/
Fori671,613/
Fourrey67218/
Fouraux67213/
Fourrat67179/
Foré67164/
Farraye67146/
Forroia67143/
Foutras67142/
Föry67133/
Farayad67106/
Fára67104/
Farahay6755/
Fáry6749/
Fouratt6746/
Forhach6743/
Farayeh6739/
Feutray6736/
Füry6724/
Farrays6721/
Foureys6720/
Forysth6719/
Ferraye6719/
Fouriya6718/
Fúra6718/
Fůra6718/
Foraggi6715/
Forhead6714/
Fóra6714/
Forysch6713/
Forraht6710/
Vory679/
Fautray679/
Foriyes678/
Farrahy676/
Féra676/
Farayat676/
Farayah675/
Farraya675/
Farayas674/
Fooriya674/
Ferhaya674/
Fotrych674/
Farahey673/
Farzaye673/
Ferrahy672/
Ferraya672/
Fourrah672/
Farhaya672/
Forè672/
Faraaay672/
Fourhad671/
Photray671/
Farayaz671/
Farayud671/
Forehad671/
Forj671/
Forrgey671/
Fotryth671/
Fouroja671/
Furraya671/
Fourhat671/
Fouraud671/
Farayet671/
Farzayi671/
Farrayo671/
Forajee671/
Forê671/
Fourgai671/
Fouriye671/
Fourrau671/
Ffaraye671/
Farayez671/
Farahya671/
Phoraya671/
Farhayu671/
Forrais670/
Forrast670/
Foreyih670/
Forahee670/
Foryssh670/
Fourrea670/
Foreyth670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foray
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