Fothers Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Fothers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fothers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fothers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fothers is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fothers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Fothers are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Fothers is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Fothers is most frequent in: Oxfordshire, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account England Fothers exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foethers931/
Fathers861,293/
Fethers86243/
Fosters8649/
Futhers861/
Fotters860/
Fousters804/
Feuthers801/
Fosterss801/
Futers77277/
Voters7716/
Feters777/
Faters776/
Fotars771/
Fausthers755/
Fetters715,507/
Vouters71109/
Fasters7125/
Fusters717/
Feeters717/
Fetiers712/
Vethers711/
Futters711/
Feuters711/
Vooters711/
Fatters710/
Fatherce672/
Feetters671/
Fausters671/
Fettiers670/
Vauthiers6315/
Vaters62875/
Veters6289/
Fatars621/
Votars621/
Vetters571,479/
Vauters57151/
Veeters5711/
Vehters573/
Vahters571/
Vatters571/
Pheters571/
Fettors570/
Pheeters538/
Vätterås534/
Vettters531/
Vautters531/

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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
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  • 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 Fothers
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