Fosker Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fosker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3681:151,40814,447
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Fösker (6) are calculated separately.

Fosker (11) may also be a first name.

Fosker Last Name Facts

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

Fosker is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Fösker. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 663,740th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Fosker are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

The last name Fosker is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 151,408. In England it is most common in: Suffolk, where 44 percent live, Essex, where 14 percent live and Kent, where 6 percent live. Not including England it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Fosker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fosker has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Fosker last name grew 504 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fosker Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fosker earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.92% more than the national average, earning R 284,976 per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.48% less than the national average, earning $40,996 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fösker946/
Foskert921/
Foskerr921/
Vosker8314/
Fesker8311/
Fusker832/
Fasker831/
Foskjær7736/
Foscher775/
Fáskert771/
Fuscker771/
Faskher770/
Fausker770/
Fouscher711/
Pfaesker710/
Vesker67141/
Vasker6725/
Fezker672/
Fascher62303/
Fuscher6243/
Fäscher6226/
Vashker624/
Fesquer621/
Fesquier5732/
Pfuscher5710/
Feuscher571/
Vazker501/

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Fosker Reference & Research

Fosker One-name Study - A profile of the Fosker surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Fosker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Fosker
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis