Founder Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Founder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Founder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
India201:38,353,269431,471
England161:3,482,379114,324
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Founder (101) may also be a first name.

Founder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Founder occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Founder? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,666,404th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Founder reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 940,641st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 101 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Founder is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 31 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Founder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Founder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Founder surname expanded 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Founder Last Name Statistics demography

Founder earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.89% less than the national average, earning $24,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foundere9317/
Foundeur938/
Foundier931/
Fonder921,136/
Funder92792/
Founde9231/
Foundhere880/
Fondeur862,950/
Pfunder86280/
Fondere86168/
Foundie8690/
Foundje8623/
Faunder8618/
Pfounde8615/
Foundey863/
Founded862/
Fundere862/
Fuender862/
Foundir862/
Foundez861/
Fundert861/
Foundeu861/
Foinder860/
Funde8315,911/
Fonde832,275/
Fouhndje801/
Foundihe801/
Founndje801/
Pfoender800/
Vonder77936/
Vunder77783/
Pfunde77427/
Fondeh77348/
Foundi77308/
Fondey77223/
Fander77183/
Faunde77179/
Fuende77127/
Fundes7793/
Founda7788/
Fünder7765/
Fondie7753/
Funnde7742/
Fondep7730/
Fundez7729/
Fondje7727/
Foundy7721/
Fondet7721/
Fundee7714/
Fundey779/
Fhunde778/
Fundie778/
Fundeh777/
Fundea774/
Fondes773/
Fundre773/
Funded773/
Fundhe772/
Fondei772/
Fhonde771/
Fundep771/
Fundge771/
Fohnde771/
Fondde771/
Fondre771/
Fundei771/
Feunde771/
Fondeu770/
Fondee770/
Faihounde751/
Faundez7116,840/
Faundes711,544/
Pfander711,207/
Pfünder7153/
Fundire7144/
Fundeis7137/
Feander7130/
Fandeur7123/
Fandier7120/
Foundis7118/
Fandert7114/
Fondair7114/
Fundeas717/
Fondess714/
Foundio712/
Vondier711/
Fiender711/
Feinder711/
Fanderd711/
Fundess711/
Vondder711/
Pfounda711/
Pfoundi711/
Fondère711/
Fonndie711/
Vouende711/
Fhundee711/
Fondeis710/
Phunder710/
Faundie710/
Fainder710/
Fosshender710/
Fundi6732,334/
Funda6711,005/
Fonda676,093/
Fande674,216/
Fondi672,892/
Vonde67530/
Pfaender67474/
Fundy67346/
Vunde67316/
Feindert67174/
Fondy67159/
Fondaire6797/
Fajinder6713/
Fajander679/
Fuchinde676/
Fajundes676/
Pfundeis675/
Fundé674/
Fomde671/
Pfaënder671/
Fajundez671/
Fondj671/
D'Vonder671/
Fatender671/
Fieander670/
Pfeander670/
Vonddeer670/
Pfainder670/
Facender670/
Pfanderr670/

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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 Founder
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