Fosster Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Fosster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Fosster Last Name Facts

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

Fosster is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fosster is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Fosster are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily found in: Oregon, where 29 percent are found, Arizona, where 14 percent are found and Michigan, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Fosster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fosster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fosster last name declined 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fosster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fosster last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Fosster earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foesster9310/
Foster92452,538/
Fostier861,486/
Foister86793/
Foyster86787/
Foester86142/
Pfoster86133/
Fouster8652/
Foshter8636/
Fooster8632/
Fosterr8615/
Fosteer8615/
Fostter8614/
Fosther8613/
Fostert865/
Fostere864/
Fodster862/
Vosster862/
Fostger862/
Ffoster861/
Fasster861/
Fosterd861/
Foste83307/
Foter8312/
D'Foster803/
Fuster7716,809/
Fester774,439/
Voster771,457/
Footer77633/
Faster77331/
Fotter77196/
Föster77133/
Fouste7775/
Fostey7769/
Foxter7757/
Fostei7756/
Fúster7723/
Fostie7716/
Foiter7713/
Fostes7713/
Fouter7712/
Fostej7712/
Fotier7710/
Fother776/
Fostir776/
Fostee775/
Fostea775/
Füster774/
Fostre773/
Fojter772/
Fosteh771/
Fosteu771/
Fotere771/
Fozter771/
Foiste771/
Fäster771/
Fóster771/
Fùster771/
Foyste771/
Fostez771/
Fossti771/
Fostyr770/
Fosted770/
Fosterová757/
Fosterova753/
Foissette751/
Fote731,181/
Fauster71995/
Feuster71392/
Fastier71235/
Fustier71213/
Fastert71148/
Vostier7135/
Faester7128/
Festter7121/
Fusther7118/
Foutter7117/
Phoster7116/
Voshter7115/
Fouther7115/
Voester7111/
Festher719/
Pfester714/
Feshter713/
Footter712/
Fasther712/
Foutier712/
Fushter712/
Feester711/
Foustjr711/
Foostee711/
Festeer711/
Füszter711/
Foitier711/
Fosstti711/
Fostech711/
Fustter711/
Fuister710/
Foother710/
Vouster710/
Vesster710/
Pfuster710/
Voister710/
Fusteer710/
Fogyter710/
Foither710/
Foote6733,570/
Fotie672,779/
Fotea671,433/
Fater67984/
Foute67661/
Fausther67485/
Fosty67436/
Foteu67324/
Fotre67164/
Foteh67151/
Faste67127/
Fosta67118/
Fotez67105/
Fosti6767/
Fothe6761/
Fotes6754/
Voter6747/
Voste6739/
Futsæter6734/
Fotey6731/
Fotte6731/
Fouchter6722/
Fosté6720/
Fuschter6718/
Pfeuster6717/
Fuote6716/
Feschter679/
Foyte678/
Foite678/
Pfote676/
Fotei672/
Fotir672/
Foted671/
Fuddster671/
Fodte671/
Fotee671/
Vussther671/
Fhote671/
Foxte671/
Fhesther671/
Pfeester670/
Feusther670/

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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
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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 Fosster
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