Fostein Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Fostein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fostein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fostein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fostein occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fostein? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Fostein is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Fostein are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France Fostein is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 55 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 45 percent reside. Beside France this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foostein | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fostine | 86 | 62 | / |
| Festein | 86 | 6 | / |
| Fostain | 86 | 5 | / |
| Fosteen | 86 | 4 | / |
| Fesztein | 80 | 23 | / |
| Fosstuen | 80 | 16 | / |
| Faxstein | 80 | 9 | / |
| Phostein | 80 | 7 | / |
| Foustine | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fousteen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foustain | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fostan | 77 | 41 | / |
| Faushtein | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fasteen | 71 | 70 | / |
| Fostant | 71 | 6 | / |
| Fastine | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fostand | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fastuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vastein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Festien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Festain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faustine | 67 | 46,222 | / |
| Vasstein | 67 | 22 | / |
| Faustene | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phostine | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fostatyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fauštein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahstein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faustain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fashteen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fastesen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fostein
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