Foun Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Foun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Foun (56) may also be a first name.

Foun Last Name Facts

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

Foun (Russian: Фоун) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,348,199th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. Foun occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Foun live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequent first name internationally, held by 56 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 92 percent live, Kogi, where 5 percent live and Delta, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Foun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foun surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foun last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Foun earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.51% more than the national average, earning $55,884 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foune89987/
Found89585/
Foung89207/
Fouyn8981/
Founk8960/
Fouen8941/
Fount8918/
Pfoun8910/
Fhoun891/
Fouhn890/
Fon8616,935/
Fun865,870/
Fouten80219/
Faouen80113/
Fouyon8040/
Fouene8017/
Fayoun8015/
Foutin809/
Fousin805/
Foueng805/
Fouyen804/
Fouyan802/
Foujan802/
Fougne802/
Foujon802/
Fajoun801/
Foumne801/
Foundt801/
Foungk801/
Founne801/
Foucin801/
Foutyn801/
Fouyne801/
Feyoun801/
Pfound800/
Founck800/
Fung75178,602/
Fong75103,120/
Font7532,892/
Foum754,740/
Foon754,255/
Fone753,298/
Fund751,606/
Foin751,269/
Funt751,262/
Fune751,254/
Fond751,182/
Fuen75827/
Fohn75733/
Foen75575/
Funn75428/
Fuin75417/
Fonn75388/
Foyn75336/
Fhon75193/
Faun75192/
Fonh75129/
Funh7548/
Feun7525/
Fuhn7515/
Fojn758/
Fuun756/
Fonc756/
Fuon754/
Fhun753/
Wfon753/
Fusn753/
Fotn752/
Fonq752/
Pfun751/
Fgon751/
Wfun751/
Fosn751/
Ffon751/
Fujn751/
Hfun751/
Hfon751/
Faihoun73232/
Foussen73102/
Foungue7363/
Fousing7330/
Fouchin732/
Fouchen732/
Fayoung731/
Fayhoun731/
Foujeng731/
Fouemne731/
Fouyang731/
Fouyeng731/
Feyoung731/
Foutten730/
Foong6715,634/
Pfund672,922/
Fotin672,048/
Faune671,037/
Fayon67923/
Funne67919/
Faion67895/
Fusin67649/
Faunt67555/
Fosen67422/
Fujan67339/
Fonne67301/
Fontt67261/
Feune67244/
Fuong67225/
Foing67197/
Fogne67184/
Foyen67183/
Futin67178/
Fajon67167/
Fojan67166/
Fotyn67164/
Fojon67153/
Phoun67105/
Fuyon67102/
Fhung6788/
Fujin6787/
Fujon6787/
Pfunt6779/
Foint6777/
Foyan6769/
Fosin6768/
Foine6762/
Foten6762/
Fusen6756/
Foyne6751/
Futen6747/
Fhong6742/
Fuyan6737/
Foont6735/
Fayun6734/
Fonth6732/
Fhoon6731/
Feung6729/
Foien6728/
Fotne6726/
Funhe6724/
Faung6722/
Foone6721/
Fujen6721/
Foonk6719/
Pfoum6718/
Pfont6717/
Fowen6714/
Fondt6714/
Fomne6713/
Fucin6711/
Fuing679/
Vohun679/
Fonhe679/
Fajun678/
Funng677/
Fahun677/
Fouengue677/
Foynn676/
Fungk676/
Fouyenne676/
Faunø676/
Funth676/
Fejon675/
Fuyin675/
Funqu675/
Pfonk675/
Foimn674/
Feuen674/
Feund674/
Foyon674/
Fojin674/
Foyin673/
Fuian673/
Hfong673/
Pfunk673/
Fijon673/
Fuyen673/
Fojón673/
Foßen673/
Fojnt672/
Feyon672/
Fundt672/
Fuine672/
Fußen672/
Fongg672/
Fyion672/
Fusnd672/
Fusyn672/
Fottn672/
Faund671/
Fuonn671/
Fuosn671/
Fuunk671/
Foynt671/
Foinn671/
Fongh671/
Fugne671/
Ffong671/
Fuion671/
Faihoune671/
Foind671/
Fojnd671/
Foond671/
Footn671/
Fonng671/
Fouem671/
Fouemgne671/
Foussenq671/
Fhoum671/
Fiyon671/
Vfone671/
Foonh671/
Fhone671/
Fhutn671/
Fuync671/
Fuunn671/
Fungh671/
Funqk671/
Fujjn671/
Hfung671/
Focen670/
Faunc670/
Fonnk670/
Pfaun670/
Foussent670/
Pfohn670/
Fuind670/
Fauen670/

Foun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foun in the Russian language
Фоунfoun-

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