Fotheringhame Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Fotheringhame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 47 | 1:79,643 | 4,400 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Fotheringhame Demographics
Average Fotheringhame Salary in
United States
$41,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fotheringhame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fotheringhame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fotheringhame is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fotheringhame? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,267,784th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Fotheringhame reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Fotheringhame is most widely held in Scotland, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 95,604. In Scotland it is mostly found in: Orkney, where 50 percent live, City of Edinburgh, where 20 percent live and Fife, where 9 percent live. Not including Scotland it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.
Fotheringhame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fotheringhame has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Fotheringhame last name expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fotheringhame Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Fotheringhame earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.07% less than the national average, earning $42,197 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fotheringham | 96 | 4,983 | / |
| Fothringham | 92 | 11 | / |
| Fotheeringham | 92 | 3 | / |
| Fotheringam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Footheringham | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fotherhingham | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fotheringhm | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fatheringhame | 92 | 0 | / |
| Foteringham | 92 | 0 | / |
| Fatheringham | 88 | 20 | / |
| Fosteringham | 88 | 1 | / |
| Futheringham | 88 | 1 | / |
| Featheringham | 85 | 123 | / |
| Photthairangam | 59 | 18 | / |
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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 Fotheringhame
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