Fouad Surname

1,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Fouad Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Arabic word for heart.

Fouad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt223,4681:41140
Saudi Arabia18,9611:1,627173
Iraq10,4121:3,364370
Sudan10,0801:3,721533
Morocco9,5421:3,613354
Syria9,0571:2,131255
Libya4,2581:1,466418
Algeria9531:40,5377,254
Kuwait7811:4,866673
Bahrain5291:2,549407
United Arab Emirates5071:18,0722,151
United States4221:858,90765,342
Djibouti3991:2,293219
France3901:170,31526,499
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Qatar2591:9,1041,001
Oman1691:21,8221,965
Yemen1621:163,1197,812
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Iran1591:482,90929,043
Palestine1461:31,1564,093
Lebanon1251:45,0973,913
Spain821:570,14727,179
England771:723,61140,488
Jordan731:121,1297,696
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Comoros91:83,280279
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Norway71:734,61250,907
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
China31:455,773,85521,925
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Fouad (397,002) may also be a first name.

Fouad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Arabic word for heart.

- fouasha

Fouad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fouad (Arabic: فؤا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺆﺍﺩ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fouad.

How Common Is The Last Name Fouad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,880th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,959 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Fouad reside; 85 percent reside in North Africa and 81 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Fouad is also the 2,603rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 397,002 people.

The last name Fouad is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 223,468 people, or 1 in 411. Barring Egypt Fouad is found in 89 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live and Iraq, where 4 percent live.

Fouad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fouad last name is predominantly Sunni (59%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Fouad surname are 0.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fouad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.71% less than the national average, earning €9,698 per year; in Norway they earn 35.62% less than the national average, earning 222,799 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.96% more than the national average, earning $53,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $53,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Fouaad911,439/
Fou'ad91158/
Fouadd9110/
Foua'd911/
Fouads911/
Ffouad911/
Fouhad911/
Fouaud911/
Foad8914,707/
Foua896,669/
Fouadtp831/
Fou'aad831/
Foaad803,036/
Foaud801,844/
Fuhad801,050/
Fouah80368/
Fouaz80327/
Fuoad80315/
Fouas80189/
Fo'ad80189/
Fu'ad8056/
Foaid8056/
Fooad8056/
Fauad8049/
Fouat8049/
Fohad8037/
Fouha8035/
Foead8014/
Fuead8012/
Fuuad808/
Fouaj804/
Foa'd804/
Faoud803/
Fouai803/
Fohua801/
Fouay801/
Foa751,095/
Fouash73336/
Fuhaid73261/
Fougia7376/
Fouaux7360/
Fahoud7317/
Foa'ad7314/
Fouate7311/
Foujia7311/
Fajoua739/
Fooaad738/
Fuhaad736/
Fouass735/
Fo'aad734/
Fooads734/
Fouach732/
Fohaid732/
Fouahe731/
Fu'had731/
Fu'aad731/
Fouaih731/
Fouaha731/
Fohoud731/
Fauhad731/
Fuah671,178/
Foat67992/
Faou67616/
Fouo67609/
Faua67489/
Fuha67330/
Foaa67280/
Faoa67135/
Fuňa6769/
Foah6767/
Foha6765/
Foai6738/
Faod6725/
Fooa6725/
Vouhaud6718/
Foea6713/
Feua6710/
Fu'a679/
Foaz677/
Fuea676/
Fouault673/
Vfoa673/
Fuua672/
Foas672/
Foadova672/
Foau672/
Fuoa672/
Foadová671/
Fuehead671/
Voad671/
Foujaou671/
Pfoa671/
Foay670/

Fouad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fouad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺆﺍﺩfwad-
Fouad in the Arabic language
فؤاfwa-
فوءادfwad-
فؤأدfwad-
فؤآدfwad-
فؤادfwad-

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