Fosten Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Fosten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
England561:994,96549,531
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Fösten (3) are calculated separately.

Fosten (34) may also be a first name.

Fosten Last Name Facts

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

Fosten (Marathi: टेन, Russian: Фостен) has its highest incidence in The Dominican Republic. It can also appear as: Fösten. For other possible spellings of Fosten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Fosten is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Fosten are found; 37 percent are found in Caribbean and 37 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. Fosten is also the 1,775,424th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 34 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 168,273. Beside The Dominican Republic this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Fosten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fosten has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fosten last name rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 214 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fosten Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Fosten earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning $26,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning $47,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fösten943/
Foesten9221/
Fosteen924/
Fousten921/
Foten9162/
Fosstuen8616/
Fousteen861/
Fotien831,771/
Fostin83505/
Festen83280/
Fasten83257/
Fouten83219/
Footen8373/
Fothen8326/
Foteng8323/
Vosten8314/
Fusten834/
Fostyn833/
Fotten832/
Foxten830/
Fotn802/
Fausten77639/
Vosteen77528/
Voesten77362/
Vousten77145/
Fostina77126/
Foustin7771/
Fasteen7770/
Fasteng7714/
Vostehn778/
Fodthen777/
Fosting774/
Fostion772/
Festien771/
Foustne771/
Voosten771/
Feshten771/
Fostyna771/
Foutten770/
Footten770/
Fotin732,048/
Faten731,394/
Fotyn73164/
Fotem7373/
Fotne7326/
Fottn732/
Footn731/
Voten730/
Foustina717/
Foustion711/
Fashteen711/
Festin672,791/
Fateen671,847/
Fotina671,646/
Fatien671,455/
Fastyn67602/
Fustin67197/
Fotyna67183/
Fastén67138/
Vošten6790/
Fotion6779/
Fatten6770/
Fostim6732/
Vesten6730/
Fastin6726/
Fateng6722/
Vasten6720/
Fohtin6719/
Photen6713/
Vusten6712/
Fathen6711/
Foutin679/
Fotuin674/
Vostin673/
Foitin672/
Foutem672/
Foting672/
Fottin672/
Faaten672/
Foytin671/
Votten671/
Voiten671/
Fatenn671/
Fostingue671/
Fotemg671/
Fottyn671/
Foutyn671/
Feuten671/
Fotyon671/
Footn'670/
Fauten670/
Foxtin670/

Fosten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fosten in the Marathi language
टेनtena-
Fosten in the Russian language
Фостенfosten-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fosten
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