Fouche Surname

37,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fouche Surname Definition:

“Army Leader”. French version of German Volker (Fulcher).

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Fouche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,2981:5,827741
France2,2581:29,4173,598
United States1,6641:217,82421,189
Australia1451:186,17718,652
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England1241:449,33929,774
Haiti651:164,3686,850
Namibia501:48,1886,016
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

The alternate forms: Fouché (4,766), Fouchë (10) & Fouchè (6) are calculated separately.

Fouche (125) may also be a first name.

Fouche Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Army Leader”. French version of German Volker (Fulcher).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Origin: France, Germany.

Meaning: reaper or mower.

Some Fouches emigrated to America in the 1600s.

- mikeydino

Fouche Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fouche occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant: Fouché, Fouchë or Fouchè. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fouche.

How Common Is The Last Name Fouche? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,384th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 517,581 people. The surname Fouche occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Fouche are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 832,731st most common given name world-wide It is held by 125 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 9,298 people, or 1 in 5,827. In South Africa Fouche is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 34 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and North West, where 11 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in France, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Fouche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fouche has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fouche last name grew 1,148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 6,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fouche Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fouche surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Fouche earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.38% more than the national average, earning 485,822 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.1% more than the national average, earning R 397,104 per year; in United States they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $41,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.61% less than the national average, earning $40,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouché944,766/
Fouchë9410/
Fouchè946/
Foucher9216,669/
Fouchet922,673/
Fouchey92221/
Fouchee92219/
Fouchez9291/
Fouchea9266/
Fouchie9233/
Foutche9224/
Fousche922/
Fouchei922/
Fouch'e922/
Fouchée922/
Fouch912,109/
Foche91404/
Fouce91257/
Fuche91121/
Fouschee861/
Fouscher861/
Fouschey861/
Foucheth861/
Foutch832,505/
Fauche831,219/
Fouchy83371/
Foucha83277/
Fouces83171/
Focher83155/
Fuches83118/
Foucht83113/
Fuchie8394/
Fouchs8383/
Fouchi8379/
Fochie8376/
Foucke8371/
Fusche8367/
Foiche8349/
Foches8340/
Fousch8340/
Fouhse8336/
Futche8334/
Fucher8327/
Fuchey8325/
Foucet8323/
Fuchet8319/
Fochez8317/
Foushe8310/
Fotche8310/
Fuhche8310/
Fuchez837/
Feuche836/
Fosche834/
Fooche832/
Fuiche832/
Pfoche831/
Pfuche831/
Foeche831/
Focheu831/
Fochee831/
Fueche831/
Foyche831/
Fouhce831/
Fouceh831/
Fouchä831/
Fuchee830/
Foucee830/
Fuchse830/
Fochet830/
Foucey830/
Fousce830/
Fouchj830/
Foch80909/
Fuch80317/
Foce80264/
Fuce80149/
Fouc801/
Faucher7720,406/
Foushee771,973/
Futcher771,651/
Fauchet771,600/
Fauchez77244/
Fauchey77236/
Foucque77227/
Feucher77214/
Fauchie77101/
Fuscher7743/
Fauches7714/
Faucheu7714/
Fochett779/
Feauche778/
Fousheh776/
Phouche774/
Foschee773/
Foushea772/
Fousher772/
Fuochey772/
Fuchech772/
Fuchess772/
Foschke772/
Foucker772/
Fayouch772/
Feutche772/
Feuchet772/
Foushée772/
Foschea772/
Foschey771/
Fuicher771/
Fusches771/
Fouthch771/
Fuchieh771/
Fuechse771/
Foochee771/
Fousech771/
Futchea771/
Foiache771/
Fouhkeu771/
Fotchet771/
Fouckeu771/
Fousehe771/
Foutchi771/
Fouzchi771/
Feucheu771/
Fockhet771/
Fouchih771/
Foochea771/
Fouchui771/
Fouckes770/
Foushie770/
Foushey770/
Fotcher770/
Foutsch770/
Fuchett770/
Foushes770/
Feuchey770/
Fouchts770/
Futsche770/
Fuchs73190,672/
Futch735,861/
Focke734,538/
Fache734,036/
Focht733,820/
Fuchi733,064/
Fouse731,763/
Fochi731,641/
Fiche731,042/
Foush73808/
Fochs73631/
Fosch73442/
Fouke73291/
Fusch73264/
Foshe73255/
Focze73226/
Fucha73158/
Foque73149/
Fuhse73128/
Foces73126/
Fucke73123/
Fouci73103/
Fooce7395/
Fuhge7395/
Focer7393/
Focha7392/
Foice7378/
Fuchß7371/
Fushe7368/
Fouze7365/
Fotch7353/
Fucht7338/
Vuche7332/
Pfoch7330/
Voche7329/
Fuoch7327/
Fauce7322/
Fuchz7321/
Feuch7319/
Fauch7318/
Fouca7318/
Focea7317/
Fouex7314/
Foech7313/
Pfuch7311/
Foych7311/
Fuchy7310/
Feuce7310/
Fouzh737/
Foucs736/
Foyce734/
Fouge733/
Fuché733/
Foukh733/
Foucy732/
Foues732/
Focey732/
Fohse732/
Fucep731/
Fucsh731/
Fudch731/
Focep731/
Focet731/
Fochp731/
Fuech731/
Vouce731/
Fuuce731/
Fujhe731/
Fokhe731/
Fozhe731/
Fosce731/
Fucea731/
Fouez731/
Fouhs731/
Fuzhe731/
Fuich730/
Fucer730/
Focce730/
Fooch730/
Focsh730/
Foece730/
Futscher71339/
Fouechio7122/
Foucquet7115/
Pfuscher7110/
Feutcher715/
Faucheer712/
Foucques712/
Pfoutsch711/
Fuitsche711/
Fuschser711/
Futchett711/
Fousheer711/
Futhcher711/
Fuettche711/
Feaucher711/
Feuscher711/
Foschett711/
Futzsche710/
Feucht674,380/
Foshee674,114/
Fouque673,983/
Fausch67940/
Fousse67934/
Fuochi67599/
Foesch67452/
Fuchai67441/
Fotsch67352/
Fachet67329/
Foquet67328/
Fosher67312/
Fosque67265/
Fuc67253/
Fouser67219/
Fuchii67217/
Foques67214/
Foshie67202/
Focchi67172/
Foc67164/
Foueze67150/
Fucich67133/
Vauche67130/
Fauchi67129/
Facher67123/
Foshey67121/
Foushi67121/
Fuchit67110/
Pfauch67109/
Faucet6798/
Fische6796/
Faucha6796/
Fucchi6793/
Fauchs6792/
Foukes6791/
Fachie6785/
Fochio6772/
Foecke6768/
Fautch6767/
Pfosch6763/
Faiche6762/
Fatche6762/
Fooshe6755/
Foscht6755/
Fauché6753/
Fusher6749/
Fushie6745/
Fougea6740/
Facheu6739/
Foshea6735/
Foshch6735/
Faches6734/
Fuchss6731/
Foutse6731/
Pfucha6729/
Fuchay6728/
Fousha6727/
Futchi6727/
Pfusch6726/
Foehse6725/
Fusich6724/
Feyche6724/
Foukhi6721/
Fotchi6720/
Foueka6719/
Fousie6718/
Foscez6717/
Fushey6716/
Foukih6716/
Fothke6715/
Fuschs6713/
Foquer6713/
Foueji6713/
Fasche6713/
Feuchs6712/
Faucie6711/
Fockes6711/
Veuche6710/
Foukeh679/
Feiche678/
Fauzhe678/
Fushee677/
Fouzei677/
Focsha675/
Fouzee675/
Futsch674/
Fouker674/
Fuckes674/
Fouhka674/
Fotshe674/
Fuchsz674/
Fokhet674/
Fouezi674/
Facheh673/
Focier673/
Faucer673/
Fajche673/
Fuhchs673/
Fieche673/
Foshée673/
Foucki673/
Fosych673/
Fachse672/
Vosche672/
Fouthc672/
Foochs672/
Fushes672/
Foshes672/
Fouest672/
Fuhser672/
Fakche672/
Fauchè672/
Fuhgeh672/
Feusch672/
Fohher672/
Foichi672/
Fouseh672/
Foueke672/
Phuche672/
Fozeuh672/
Fachez672/
Foucky672/
Foudze672/
Fukich671/
Phouch671/
Hfuchs671/
Faucey671/
Faucht671/
Faucsh671/
Facche671/
Fosshe671/
Fostch671/
Foukey671/
Fuitch671/
Fushchech671/
Futchy671/
Fousei671/
Fousey671/
Fouzey671/
Fouzih671/
Fucett671/
Fochay671/
Fochoa671/
Foeshe671/
Fokhey671/
Vooche671/
Foscha671/
Fuoque671/
Fockie671/
Fuchis671/
Fusihe671/
Fuchhs671/
Vuiche671/
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Fuichi671/
Fueshe671/
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Foschy671/
Fouket671/
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Fottch671/
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Foushd671/
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Foochi671/
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Futchs671/
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Focett670/
Fouths670/
Fachey670/
Foiech670/
Fossce670/
Faushe670/
Fuckey670/
Foitch670/
Foccke670/
Vochie670/
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