Foul Surname

159,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Foul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,0681:18,6813,424
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Jordan681:130,0367,943
Palestine611:74,5716,147
France491:1,355,566135,191
Syria221:877,3196,367
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India71:109,580,769786,157
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Foul (91) may also be a first name.

Foul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foul (Hindi: फूल) is most common in Algeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 159,594th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,665,525 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Foul live; 80 percent live in North Africa and 76 percent live in Mahgreb. Foul is also the 998,282nd most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 91 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,068 people, or 1 in 18,681. In Algeria Foul is most numerous in: Jijel Province, where 58 percent are found, Mila Province, where 23 percent are found and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 12 percent are found. Beside Algeria this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent are found and Egypt, where 4 percent are found.

Foul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foul has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foul last name declined 66 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Foul last name is primarily Sunni (38%) in Lebanon.

Foul earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.07% less than the national average, earning R 66,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foule89517/
Fould8976/
Foult8968/
Foull8919/
Fouel897/
Pfoul891/
Fouhl891/
Fhoul891/
Ful8612,444/
Fol863,932/
Foutel80723/
Fouial80374/
Fousel8096/
Foulle8028/
Fajoul8021/
Faouel8017/
Fougli8017/
Foußel806/
Fousil805/
Foucel802/
Foujal801/
Fayoul801/
Fouyol801/
F'Houl801/
Foucil801/
Fole7512,920/
Faul757,586/
Full753,982/
Fule753,485/
Folh753,300/
Fulp752,186/
Fuel751,834/
Foll751,300/
Fohl75841/
Fuhl75660/
Fuld75611/
Fool75470/
Fold75202/
Folt7587/
Foel7566/
Fful7538/
Feul7534/
Folp7532/
Fult7522/
Foil7515/
Pfol759/
Fotl757/
Fosl756/
Fhul756/
Fusl754/
Foyl753/
Pful753/
Fuul753/
Fuil752/
Fhol752/
Fuol752/
Foïl751/
Fgul751/
Fuyl751/
Futl751/
Foussel7315/
Fouchel738/
Fouchil734/
Fouhsel732/
Foulová731/
Fouyale731/
Fouchyl731/
Fousell730/
Fogli674,913/
Pfohl672,868/
Foyle672,292/
Faull671,913/
Folle671,895/
Pfuhl671,777/
Fayol671,337/
Foell671,101/
Fulle67832/
Fuell67615/
Focil67527/
Fusil67423/
Faule67349/
Foehl67278/
Foyil67209/
Foole67172/
Fajol67153/
Fijol67139/
Folpp67123/
Fojtl67121/
Fujel67112/
Feutl67105/
Foitl67103/
Fucil6793/
Fosil6782/
Fusle6781/
Fajul6780/
Fuyal6770/
Fuyel6769/
Fiyol6755/
Fotel6746/
Fotil6746/
Fowel6745/
Fugli6740/
Fauhl6738/
Fußel6738/
Foyel6730/
Fosle6730/
Fusel6727/
Fhule6724/
Feule6724/
Fouyolle6717/
Futel6717/
Fojal6716/
Fojel6716/
Fulth6715/
Fujil6714/
Faiol6713/
Foussell6712/
Fuehl6712/
Foill6712/
Pfaul6712/
Fuhyl6712/
Foile6711/
Fojol6711/
Follå6711/
Fujal679/
Foldt679/
Fuldt679/
Fuihl679/
Foßel679/
Fhole678/
Phoul678/
Pfhul678/
Folph678/
Folhe678/
Fohyl678/
Fhool677/
Fujol677/
Fuløp677/
Pfhol676/
Foyal675/
Foyld675/
Fujll675/
Fauel675/
Vouel675/
Foytl674/
Foild674/
Pfull674/
Fauld673/
Fulhs673/
Fojil673/
Fuile673/
Fuyol673/
Fahul673/
Fhull672/
Feuil672/
Fooll672/
Voulh672/
Feuel672/
Fejol672/
Fosel672/
Fulld672/
Futil671/
Pfuel671/
Pfulh671/
Feull671/
Feyol671/
Fausl671/
Fouchill671/
Fulhe671/
Fullp671/
Fouyalle671/
Foyll671/
Folhs671/
Folzz671/
Voull671/
Fultd671/
Pfuld671/
Fușle671/
Fuilh671/
Faulì671/
Foldø671/
Folhh671/
Fohlh671/
Foïle671/
Fauël671/
Wfuol671/
Fhaul671/
Faiul671/
Hfujl671/
Hfull671/
Pfoll670/
Fulph670/
Foldd670/
Pfool670/
Fuild670/
Pfold670/
Pfeul670/
Fgoll670/

Foul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foul in the Hindi language
फूलphula-

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