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

Fostor (Russian: Фостор) is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fostor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Fostor are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fostor is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 20 people.

The surname Fostor is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Fostor is primarily 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 exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Fostor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence 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 Fostor are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% being registered with the 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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