Fou Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Niue

Fou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Malaysia791:373,34519,730
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Solomon Islands291:20,0013,902
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
China261:52,589,2912,849
American Samoa221:2,534546
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Niue11:1,614145
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Fou (634) may also be a first name.

Fou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮ, Russian: Фоу) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 532,873rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. The last name Fou occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Fou live; 24 percent live in North Africa and 24 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 330,552nd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 634 people.

The last name Fou is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Barring Morocco this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Malaysia, where 13 percent reside.

Fou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fou surname grew 458 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fou surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fou earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.76% less than the national average, earning $37,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning $46,649 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouz863,273/
Fout862,793/
Foud862,036/
Fous86879/
Foux86472/
Fouh86182/
Foue86166/
Fouj8698/
Fouy864/
Hfou863/
Ffou862/
Pfou861/
Fohu861/
Foup861/
Fu807,188,633/
Fo809,175/
Foust7515,907/
Fouts757,643/
Fouet752,249/
Fouch752,109/
Foush75808/
Foued75798/
Fouss75533/
Fouhy75508/
Fayou75251/
Fouji75161/
Foudh75154/
Fajou75129/
Foult7568/
Fouye7563/
Fouya7562/
Feyou7540/
Fouha7535/
Foujo7516/
Foutt7512/
Fouhe759/
Fouja755/
Foudz755/
Faoue754/
Fousp752/
Foues752/
Fouie751/
Fouët751/
Fouij751/
Foueh751/
Fhoue751/
Hfouz751/
Hfoud751/
Fouez751/
Fouhs751/
Fouds750/
Pfous750/
Pfout750/
Foo6754,144/
Foy6730,339/
Fuh678,008/
Fau677,970/
Foe676,628/
Fui675,785/
Fux673,225/
Foh672,937/
Fos672,680/
Foutch672,505/
Feu672,335/
Foz672,246/
Fue671,895/
Fot671,650/
Fus671,164/
Foa671,095/
Foi67902/
Fod67866/
Fuz67429/
Fayoux67339/
Foj67327/
Fut67323/
Foß67311/
Pfouts67281/
Fayoud67227/
Fuy67212/
Fajoux67188/
Fayouh67177/
Fup67169/
Fohoue67131/
Foucht67113/
Fop67109/
Fud67104/
Fuo67101/
Fouyet6793/
Foutts6784/
Fayouz6773/
Fão6766/
Fuu6759/
Fuš6758/
Pfo6741/
Fousch6740/
Fhu6736/
Vfu6734/
Hfu6730/
Fuj6726/
Fho6724/
Fayout6722/
Fouowa6712/
Wfu6711/
Fajout6711/
Foujip6711/
Fouchë6710/
Ffo678/
Fahoue678/
Fgo677/
Fgu677/
Foutht676/
Foá676/
Pfu675/
Faouet674/
Fouyat674/
Ffu674/
Fayous673/
Hfo673/
Wfo673/
Vfo673/
Fajous672/
Fuá672/
Faihou672/
Fouehe671/
Fouhee671/
Foujid671/
Foushd671/
Fouyah671/
Fouyas671/
Ffoush671/
Fhouet671/
Feihou671/
Fouiad671/
Fouths670/
Fouttz670/
Fhoust670/
Fouett670/
Pfoust670/
Fougie670/
Foutsh670/
Fousht670/

Fou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻮfw-
Fou in the Russian language
Фоуfou-

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