Fostine Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Fostine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fostine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fostine (2,678) may also be a first name.

Fostine Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fostine occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fostine? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Fostine occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Fostine live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 141,625th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 2,678 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Fostine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fostine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fostine surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fostine Last Name Statistics demography

Fostine earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.77% less than the national average, earning $23,833 USD per year.

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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 Fostine
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