Fosteras Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fosteras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosteras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Fosteras Last Name Facts

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

Fosteras is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosteras? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fosteras is the 4,307,654th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Fosteras live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Fosteras is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 71 percent reside and Gauteng, where 29 percent reside. Other than South Africa Fosteras exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Fosteras Last Name Statistics demography

Fosteras earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.29% more than the national average, earning R 357,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fostera937/
Fostiras8856/
Fosterau881/
Fostira8035/
Fottera8012/
Fostero801/
Fosterrose781/
Fusteros7523/
Fasterra7511/
Vesteras754/
Fosterot751/
Fouteura751/
Fosterheath741/
Vesteraas7144/
Fatera7140/
Fotero712/
Fathera6769/
Fatiras6740/
Voštera6723/
Fastero6714/
Fateira6712/
Vastera672/
Fateara671/
Faterga671/

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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 Fosteras
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