Fota Surname

94,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Fota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,1281:9,4351,247
DR Congo1,9021:38,8434,790
Poland2551:149,05421,316
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Tanzania1281:413,60629,126
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Greece1151:96,34616,232
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Sweden101:984,67673,605
England71:7,959,723202,100
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Fotă (9) are calculated separately.

Fota (3,218) may also be a first name.

Fota Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fota (Hindi: फोटा, Russian: Фота) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Fotă. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fota? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fota is the 94,930th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,453,150 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Fota live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in Romanian Europe. Fota is also the 126,492nd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 3,218 people.

The surname is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 2,128 people, or 1 in 9,435. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Dolj County, where 30 percent are found, Olt County, where 18 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Romania this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Fota Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fota has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fota last name rose 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fota Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fota last name are 6.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fota earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.06% less than the national average, earning R 159,072 per year and in United States they earn 22.41% more than the national average, earning $52,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fotă929/
Fotea891,433/
Fouta89784/
Fotta89569/
Fojta89203/
Fosta89118/
Fotas8996/
Fotah8972/
Foľta8963/
Fotay8961/
Fotau8935/
Foita8910/
Fotha896/
Fhota896/
Foyta894/
Foota892/
Fuota891/
Foeta891/
Fotai891/
Fotoa891/
Foutah80143/
Fostad8085/
Foutas8052/
Foteas8031/
Fostač8025/
Foutat8017/
Fochta8016/
Fotaih8015/
Foutta8014/
Fottea8011/
Fostau809/
Fostea805/
Foitas804/
Fousta803/
Foitah802/
Foutha802/
Fhotta801/
Fotads801/
Fotaya801/
Fohsta801/
Fostap801/
Fota'a801/
Fota's801/
Foista801/
Fothad800/
Fata7526,210/
Foti7521,972/
Futa759,752/
Foto759,209/
Feta755,013/
Vota754,031/
Fote751,181/
Foty75159/
Fotj751/
Fotó751/
Fostacz73164/
Fouteau7397/
Foustad7318/
Fostaas736/
Fostach732/
Fostass731/
Foutaih731/
Fostaus730/
Fatah6784,062/
Fatai6757,230/
Foote6733,570/
Fatta674,528/
Votta673,555/
Fatha673,198/
Fouty672,868/
Fotie672,779/
Fotis672,227/
Fetai671,963/
Fouti671,446/
Fotoh671,417/
Fotio671,358/
Fotou671,298/
Fetta67949/
Fetah67948/
Fotos67697/
Foute67661/
Voita67565/
Fouto67520/
Fetha67477/
Voota67404/
Phota67347/
Fotto67330/
Foteu67324/
Foste67307/
Fatas67306/
Futač67303/
Fetau67293/
Futha67251/
Fusta67230/
Futai67224/
Fotih67215/
Fatat67210/
Fuoti67209/
Fetea67208/
Fotty67187/
Foteh67151/
Fataj67149/
Fuita67148/
Fotti67141/
Fatay67130/
Fasta67125/
Fotyi67118/
Fotez67105/
Foito67104/
Fatot6799/
Fotho6796/
Fatau6790/
Fataz6789/
Futad6786/
Foothead6785/
Fosti6767/
Fatoa6766/
Fothe6761/
Fuoto6756/
Fatľa6756/
Fauta6755/
Fotes6754/
Fetaa6752/
Faeta6751/
Fataï6747/
Votha6742/
Foity6742/
Fothy6738/
Fotoi6738/
Futta6731/
Fotey6731/
Fotte6731/
Fatap6730/
Fothi6727/
Fohty6727/
Fataa6724/
Fatea6724/
Fosto6723/
Footo6722/
Voïta6722/
Fotij6722/
Futas6721/
Voeta6720/
Fosté6720/
Vohta6717/
Fuote6716/
Fotyo6715/
Fataš6714/
Futać6713/
Foter6712/
Fhoto6712/
Feuta6712/
Feeta6711/
Fahta6711/
Futah6710/
Fotot6710/
Foyto679/
Votau679/
Fehta679/
Foyte678/
Foite678/
Fátay678/
Hfata677/
Footy677/
Futea677/
Fotoo676/
Fhata676/
Pfote676/
Footi676/
Fujta675/
Faata675/
Fotoy675/
Fojtaová675/
Fatad674/
Foiti674/
Fataî674/
Futaš674/
Fotiy673/
Votay673/
Fojto673/
Fuuta673/
Pfoto673/
Futot673/
Vuota672/
Foete672/
Futaj672/
Fetay672/
Fouté672/
Fotei672/
Fotoś672/
Fotyś672/
Fheta671/
Foted671/
Fotyy671/
Fodte671/
Fodti671/
Votah671/
Futay671/
Fotee671/
Pfuta671/
Vodta671/
Votaa671/
Votai671/
Futat671/
Faïta671/
Fojtó671/
Footé671/
Fotgo671/
Fothá671/
Fotip671/
Fotod671/
Fotuo671/
Fousstas671/
Fhote671/
Votea671/

Fota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fota in the Hindi language
फोटाphota86.11
फोताphota13.89
Fota in the Russian language
Фотаfota-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fota
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