Fostor Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fostor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fostor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Fostor (20) may also be a first name.

Fostor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fostor (Russian: Фостор) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fostor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Fostor live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name globally, held by 20 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 52 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Fostor is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Fostor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fostor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fostor last name fell 63 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fostor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fostor surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fostor earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.38% less than the national average, earning $22,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fostore9216/
Fotor919/
Festor83526/
Fotore8363/
Fostur8358/
Fostar8353/
Foitor8348/
Fastor8317/
Fustor8312/
Fojtor832/
Fotohr831/
Fottor831/
Faustor77540/
Fushtor7780/
Feshtor7712/
Phostor774/
Foustar771/
Festhor771/
Fosture770/
Fator73238/
Votor73161/
Fátor7355/
Foisture710/
Fattor67821/
Fatore67574/
Fatour67498/
Fathor67260/
Fojtar67175/
Fotare67119/
Vestor6751/
Fustar6735/
Vostar6730/
Fastar6717/
Vastor6716/
Voutor673/
Foitar672/
Fatorh672/
Fatoor672/
Foutar671/
Fustur671/
Fottar671/
Fothar671/
Faxtor671/
Voitor671/
Fohtar671/
Fotarh671/
Fotart671/
Festar670/

Fostor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fostor in the Russian language
Фосторfostor-

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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
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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 Fostor
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