Foucault Surname
Approximately 11,626 people bear this surname
Foucault Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 9,113 | 1:7,289 | 636 |
| Canada | 1,416 | 1:26,021 | 3,491 |
| United States | 545 | 1:665,062 | 53,113 |
| Venezuela | 261 | 1:115,724 | 3,985 |
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Uruguay | 62 | 1:55,351 | 6,057 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Haiti | 13 | 1:821,839 | 11,267 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
Foucault (33) may also be a first name.
Foucault Demographics
Average Male Foucault Height
176.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Foucault Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foucault Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foucault is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foucault? popularity and diffusion
The surname Foucault is the 44,694th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 626,832 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Foucault reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Foucault is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 33 people.
Foucault is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 9,113 people, or 1 in 7,289. In France it is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 23 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 22 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 13 percent reside. Other than France this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Foucault Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Foucault last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Foucault earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.71% less than the national average, earning $43,366 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foucaultt | 94 | 34 | / |
| Fouscault | 94 | 5 | / |
| Fouceault | 94 | 1 | / |
| Foucaut | 93 | 768 | / |
| Focault | 93 | 29 | / |
| Foucalt | 93 | 2 | / |
| Foucauld | 88 | 76 | / |
| Faucault | 88 | 30 | / |
| Foucoult | 88 | 13 | / |
| Foucautt | 88 | 5 | / |
| Foucalte | 88 | 1 | / |
| Foucat | 86 | 507 | / |
| Foucau | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fucaut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fouquault | 82 | 34 | / |
| Fouccaltt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Foucautth | 82 | 1 | / |
| Foucaud | 80 | 3,057 | / |
| Foucout | 80 | 114 | / |
| Foucaux | 80 | 48 | / |
| Fouckat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Faucaut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foucu | 77 | 88 | / |
| Fouca | 77 | 18 | / |
| Fucat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foucauds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fouquaut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faucoult | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foucou | 71 | 545 | / |
| Foucot | 71 | 16 | / |
| Fousca | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fuccau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foucad | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fuca | 67 | 4,127 | / |
| Foca | 67 | 3,243 | / |
| Fouchea | 67 | 66 | / |
| Fouquat | 67 | 56 | / |
| Fouscas | 67 | 47 | / |
| Faucuit | 67 | 21 | / |
| Foucoux | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fuscald | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fouquau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fouckou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fucu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouckeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faucatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouckas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Faucutt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Foucault
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