Fostur Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Fostur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fostur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France561:1,186,120124,657
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Fostur Last Name Facts

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

Fostur is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fostur? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Fostur are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 1,186,120. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 82 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Fostur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fostur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fostur surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosture920/
Fotur911/
Foisture860/
Fostor8350/
Festur8318/
Foitur833/
Fojtur831/
Fustur831/
Fottur831/
Fastaur770/
Fatur73961/
Fotor739/
Fathur67502/
Fatour67498/
Foitor6748/
Fature6733/
Vestur6727/
Fastor6717/
Vastur6717/
Voteur6714/
Fustor6712/
Fautur675/
Fojtor672/
Fattur672/
Vottur672/
Fottor671/
Fataur671/

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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 Fostur
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