Foskin Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Foskin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2081:22,6392,234
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
England191:2,932,529101,561
Panama181:217,3486,003
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Foskin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foskin (Russian: Фоськин) is held by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foskin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 772,238th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Foskin are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Foskin is most widespread in Ireland, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 22,639. In Ireland it is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 53 percent are found and Munster, where 47 percent are found. Besides Ireland Foskin is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Jamaica, where 7 percent are found.

Foskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foskin has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Foskin surname increased 495 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it increased 662 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foskin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Foskin are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Foskin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning $49,130 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foshkin9239/
Foskina922/
Fosskin921/
Foshkina8648/
Faskin8354/
Feskin8331/
Voskin8324/
Fuskin838/
Fosken830/
Feshkin77225/
Fochkin7776/
Voshkin7762/
Fauskin7720/
Foshkyn776/
Fuskina774/
Faskina774/
Fushkin773/
Fashkin772/
Foschin772/
Voeshkin714/
Fascking711/
Fashkina711/
Voskienė711/
Feushkin711/
Voschkin711/
Faasking710/
Vaskin674,816/
Fasken67209/
Feskyn6715/
Veskin6714/
Fösken6713/
Fesken6710/
Fozcin671/
Vosken671/
Feshshkin671/
Fusken670/

Foskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foskin in the Russian language
Фоськинfoskin-

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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 Foskin
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