Foros Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Moldova

Foros Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3661:124,37917,596
Moldova741:48,1277,050
Greece681:162,93826,592
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
Norway371:138,98117,684
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Czechia111:966,67976,885
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Forõs (1) are calculated separately.

Foros (35) may also be a first name.

Foros Last Name Facts

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

Foros (Russian: Форос) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Forõs. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foros? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 488,996th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Foros reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 35 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 124,379. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 72 percent are found, Odessa Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Cherkasy Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Barring Ukraine this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 11 percent are found and Greece, where 10 percent are found.

Foros Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Foros surname is predominantly Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Foros last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Foros earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning 380,526 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forõs931/
Forost91208/
Forose9179/
Fouros9130/
Forros9123/
Fotros9112/
Foross9111/
Forgos914/
Foiros912/
Forous912/
Forosz912/
Forosh911/
Foroes911/
Foro893,510/
Foroosh83106/
Forgosh8346/
Foroush8313/
Fourous837/
Foutros833/
Forrois832/
Foroods831/
Forrose831/
Fourose831/
Fotross831/
Forrosh831/
Forro803,278/
Forgo802,581/
Voros801,880/
Faros80684/
Forot80514/
Feros80380/
Foras80359/
Forus80301/
Forou8065/
Forzo8056/
Forod8049/
Fouro8028/
Furos8028/
Foroi8024/
Foroj8017/
Foruo8017/
Foroh8016/
Pforo8014/
Foroz809/
Foiro805/
Foroy804/
Foroa803/
Fooro801/
Fourgous77196/
Forosová7715/
Forosova772/
Foirosse771/
Farosh734,390/
Ferros731,030/
Vouros73805/
Forouz73666/
Forgas73532/
Fourot73509/
Forrás73447/
Faroos73328/
Forgus73199/
Ferosh73142/
Farose73120/
Forout73105/
Furois73104/
Fouras73102/
Fourou7397/
Farros7388/
Forras7378/
Fourro7375/
Fourgo7371/
Futros7363/
Foroud7356/
Farous7340/
Vorosh7338/
Faross7331/
Forash7328/
Forase7323/
Forusz7322/
Forood7321/
Farohs7321/
Foroit7318/
Fargos7317/
Fahros7316/
Forroy7314/
Furous7313/
Forrós7312/
Farois7311/
Forooz738/
Foorou737/
Voross736/
Furosh735/
Feroos734/
Forast734/
Foraas734/
Foiroj733/
Forush733/
Voroos732/
Forass732/
Ferois732/
Farost732/
Forgoš732/
Foroot732/
Forzoo732/
Foirou732/
Ferozs732/
Feeros731/
Faroes731/
Forhus731/
Forooa731/
Fotrou731/
Fouroy731/
Furros731/
Foirus731/
Vorhos731/
Foroux731/
Voiros731/
Vooros731/
Vorros731/
Faroys731/
Forgou731/
Forgoň731/
Forrot731/
Foutro731/
Foreus731/
Fuross731/
Forust730/
Fatros730/
Foruss730/
Fourod730/
Forott730/
Fourhouse711/
Faro6726,961/
Fora672,981/
Forgash67409/
Faroosh67344/
Voro67292/
Farouss67171/
Foutras67142/
Faurous6757/
Fatrous6739/
Faroshe6738/
Fattros6737/
Faurois6734/
Fouroux6732/
Ferrois6727/
Farouse6724/
Faroshh6721/
Foróová6715/
Forgasz6714/
Fourgou6713/
Feroosh6710/
Foró678/
Faroush675/
Foutrou675/
Forroux674/
Fourgas674/
Fôro673/
Foirush672/
Forò672/
Farrous672/
Faroose672/
Ferross671/
Fehross671/
Fahroos671/
Farrosh671/
Forhoud671/
Footrot671/
Voorous671/
Fourouh671/
Fáro671/
Fóro671/
Furrosh671/
Furoush671/
Farhost671/
Faroish671/
Fargosz671/
Forgush671/
Ferousz671/
Phorose671/
Forreus671/
Faarosh671/
Furgoss670/
Forrast670/
Forguss670/
Foroyce670/

Foros Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foros in the Russian language
Форосforos-

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