Fostier Surname

263,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Fostier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fostier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7211:15,9452,441
France6381:104,11115,363
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England31:18,572,686338,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Fostier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fostier is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fostier? popularity and diffusion

Fostier is the 263,596th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,904,136 people. The last name Fostier is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Fostier are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 721 people, or 1 in 15,945. In Belgium it is most common in: Walloon Region, where 62 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 31 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium Fostier occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in France, where 43 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Fostier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fostier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fostier surname expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fostier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fostier surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Fostier earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $45,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosteier930/
Foster92452,538/
Fostie9216/
Fotier9210/
Fostir926/
Fostierre880/
Foister86793/
Foyster86787/
Fastier86235/
Fustier86213/
Foester86142/
Pfoster86133/
Fostiez8660/
Fouster8652/
Foshter8636/
Vostier8635/
Fooster8632/
Fosterr8615/
Fosteer8615/
Fostter8614/
Fosther8613/
Fosster8611/
Fostert865/
Fostere864/
Fodster862/
Foutier862/
Fostger862/
Ffoster861/
Fosterd861/
Foitier861/
Fosties861/
Fotie832,779/
Foesster8010/
D'Foster803/
Fostiech801/
Fuster7716,809/
Fester774,439/
Voster771,457/
Faster77331/
Fatier77156/
Votier77134/
Föster77133/
Foutie77128/
Foxter7757/
Fastie7739/
Fúster7723/
Fottie7719/
Fotieh7712/
Fothie7711/
Foties774/
Füster774/
Fostre773/
Fotiey771/
Fozter771/
Fäster771/
Fóster771/
Fùster771/
Footie770/
Fostyr770/
Vostie770/
Fosterová757/
Fosterova753/
Fauster71995/
Voitier71613/
Feuster71392/
Fattier71309/
Vottier71215/
Fastert71148/
Fautier7154/
Faester7128/
Vestier7121/
Festter7121/
Fusther7118/
Phoster7116/
Voshter7115/
Voester7111/
Festher719/
Pfester714/
Feshter713/
Fathier713/
Fasther712/
Fasthie712/
Vosster712/
Fushter712/
Fasster711/
Feester711/
Foustjr711/
Festeer711/
Voytier711/
Füszter711/
Foottie711/
Vustier711/
Fustter711/
Fuister710/
Vouster710/
Pfuster710/
Voister710/
Fusteer710/
Fatie6725,414/
Fausther67485/
Futsæter6734/
Fouchter6722/
Vouthier6721/
Fuschter6718/
Pfeuster6717/
Feschter679/
Fauthier675/
Fotouhie673/
Votie672/
Fotye672/
Faustair671/
Fuddster671/
Fotié671/
Fhesther671/
Phottier670/
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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  • 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 Fostier
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