Foucault Surname

44,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Foucault Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foucault Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,1131:7,289636
Canada1,4161:26,0213,491
United States5451:665,06253,113
Venezuela2611:115,7243,985
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Uruguay621:55,3516,057
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Haiti131:821,83911,267
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
China41:341,830,39216,990
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey31:17,2942,528

Foucault (33) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foucaultt9434/
Fouscault945/
Fouceault941/
Foucaut93768/
Focault9329/
Foucalt932/
Foucauld8876/
Faucault8830/
Foucoult8813/
Foucautt885/
Foucalte881/
Foucat86507/
Foucau863/
Fucaut861/
Fouquault8234/
Fouccaltt821/
Foucautth821/
Foucaud803,057/
Foucout80114/
Foucaux8048/
Fouckat804/
Faucaut801/
Foucu7788/
Fouca7718/
Fucat771/
Foucauds751/
Fouquaut751/
Faucoult751/
Foucou71545/
Foucot7116/
Fousca712/
Fuccau711/
Foucad710/
Fuca674,127/
Foca673,243/
Fouchea6766/
Fouquat6756/
Fouscas6747/
Faucuit6721/
Foucoux6718/
Fuscald6713/
Fouquau6712/
Fouckou671/
Fucu671/
Fouckeu671/
Faucatt671/
Fouckas670/
Faucutt670/

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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 Foucault
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