Foureaux Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Sweden

Foureaux Surname User-submission:

From the ancient French word for 'forest', foureaux. It was adopted by those who lived in or near a forest.

Foureaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2991:715,96826,248
France411:1,620,066149,911
Sweden251:393,87027,867
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Foureaux Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the ancient French word for 'forest', foureaux. It was adopted by those who lived in or near a forest.

- amandaibr

Foureaux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foureaux is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foureaux? popularity and diffusion

It is the 767,694th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 19,642,981 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Foureaux live; 81 percent live in South America and 81 percent live in Luso-South America.

This last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 715,968. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 78 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent are found and São Paulo, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 7 percent are found.

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