Four Surname

54,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Four Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Four Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6,7491:11,3771,514
France1,3851:47,9596,205
India7221:1,062,41744,082
Algeria1431:270,15127,863
Pakistan1001:1,786,43918,003
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Afghanistan281:1,148,32810,363
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Four (407) may also be a first name.

Four Last Name Facts

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

The surname Four (Hindi: फोर) occurs most in Iran. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Four? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 54,683rd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 782,934 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Four reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 427,366th most common first name globally, held by 407 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 6,749 people, or 1 in 11,377. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 15 percent reside and Hamadan Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Iran it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Four Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Four earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.11% less than the national average, earning R 97,176 per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $49,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foure891,743/
Fourt89549/
Fourr8981/
Fourd8957/
Fourh899/
Pfour893/
Fourz892/
Fouer892/
Fhour891/
Fur861,849/
For86726/
Fourre801,752/
Fouere80317/
Fouyer80222/
Fouert8084/
Pfouer8065/
Fajour8040/
Fayour806/
Foujar803/
Hffour803/
Feiour801/
Faouer801/
Fouier801/
Fousre801/
Fourtt800/
Ford75350,371/
Fort7530,815/
Fuhr7513,856/
Furr7511,646/
Faur7510,751/
Fore7510,607/
Foor753,960/
Fure752,114/
Fohr751,145/
Furt75792/
Furd75302/
Forr75267/
Foer75190/
Forh75172/
Fotr75168/
Fuer75145/
Feur7594/
Furø7575/
Furh7540/
Fuir7532/
Forț7531/
Forø7521/
Furz7518/
Fhur7518/
Furå7513/
Forp758/
Forz756/
Ffor754/
Fuur753/
Foir753/
Foyr752/
Futr752/
Furp751/
Fuor751/
Fhor751/
Furď751/
Fgor751/
Fojr751/
Fusr750/
Fougier7373/
Fourová7341/
Fourova733/
Foujere732/
Foujard732/
Faure6784,624/
Foord674,691/
Feuer673,125/
Furre671,970/
Pforr671,242/
Foyer671,042/
Fuior67993/
Fortt67610/
Furrh67580/
Foore67508/
Foort67492/
Forre67273/
Fower67188/
Foire67187/
Fujir67173/
Fijor67170/
Pfurr67164/
Fauer67162/
Feurt67143/
Fuhre67137/
Fahur6789/
Faior6767/
Pfort6759/
Fuhrt6755/
Phour6743/
Fordt6740/
Fojer6740/
Fujer6738/
Fayor6736/
Fujar6736/
Faurt6732/
Feure6727/
Fohrd6725/
Fuire6724/
Pfure6721/
Fuore6719/
Pfaur6719/
Fuyor6717/
Feurh6716/
Feyor6716/
Fottr6713/
Faurd6712/
Forzh679/
Fford679/
Feior679/
Fuyar679/
Foyor679/
Fordd677/
Furht677/
Pfoor676/
Fajur675/
Fuhrr674/
Fajor673/
Fordh673/
Fausr673/
Foier673/
Fuyer673/
Fojor672/
Furtt672/
Fuorr672/
Fohrt672/
Forût672/
Forrd671/
Fojar671/
Pford671/
Fgaur671/
Fheur671/
Fauouher671/
Fotrh671/
Fuier671/
Fuirz671/
Furhe671/
Foird671/
Footr671/
Wford671/
Wfurr671/
Forhe671/
Vouer671/
Fhorr671/
Fhurr671/
Pfoer671/
Pfurd671/
Furdh671/
Fayur671/
Fohre671/
Forrh671/
Forrő671/
Feyur671/
Fau'r671/
Hford671/
Feuar671/
Fgoyr671/
Fhohr671/
Fusrt671/
Hwfor671/
Foyar670/
Feuhr670/
Fhort670/
Faurr670/
Forpp670/
Fhuer670/
Pfuer670/
Foerr670/
Fuerr670/
Forhs670/
Pfohr670/
Fauhr670/
Fhore670/

Four Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Four in the Hindi language
फोरphora-

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