Foster-Key Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Foster-Key Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Foster & Key.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Foster-Key Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Foster-Key Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Foster-Key Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Foster-Key has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foster-Key? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foster-Key is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Foster-Key is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Foster-Key live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Foster-Key is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Foster-Key is primarily concentrated in: Buckinghamshire, where 57 percent are found and Hampshire, where 43 percent are found. Excluding England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 11 percent are found and Wales, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foster Key901/
Foster-Hickey871/
Fosterk821/
Fosterq713/
Foster-Agg7010/
Foster-Ogg701/
Fostriak6712/

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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 Foster-Key
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