Foureaux Surname
Approximately 371 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 299 | 1:715,968 | 26,248 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
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.
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Where Does The Last Name Foureaux Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foureaux is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foureaux? popularity and diffusion
It is the 767,694th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Foureaux are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 81 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The surname Foureaux is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 715,968. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 78 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent are found and São Paulo, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourreaux | 94 | 217 | / |
| Fouraux | 93 | 213 | / |
| Foreaux | 93 | 13 | / |
| Fourraux | 88 | 3 | / |
| Furreaux | 88 | 1 | / |
| Forreaux | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fourreux | 88 | 1 | / |
| Foreau | 86 | 783 | / |
| Foraux | 86 | 22 | / |
| Fourax | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fourau | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fureau | 86 | 3 | / |
| Faureau | 80 | 268 | / |
| Voreaux | 80 | 114 | / |
| Fareaux | 80 | 67 | / |
| Foireau | 80 | 38 | / |
| Fouroux | 80 | 32 | / |
| Fauraux | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fourrau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fouraud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foireux | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foura | 77 | 2,674 | / |
| Forau | 77 | 414 | / |
| Furau | 77 | 248 | / |
| Forax | 77 | 62 | / |
| Foreu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fourroux | 75 | 243 | / |
| Fourault | 75 | 143 | / |
| Fourgoux | 75 | 114 | / |
| Farreaux | 75 | 17 | / |
| Feaureau | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fourga | 71 | 389 | / |
| Voreux | 71 | 334 | / |
| Fourah | 71 | 231 | / |
| Faraux | 71 | 125 | / |
| Faurax | 71 | 123 | / |
| Fouras | 71 | 102 | / |
| Fourou | 71 | 97 | / |
| Foutra | 71 | 77 | / |
| Fareau | 71 | 76 | / |
| Fourat | 71 | 47 | / |
| Foraud | 71 | 41 | / |
| Fouraa | 71 | 36 | / |
| Furaus | 71 | 32 | / |
| Fourra | 71 | 8 | / |
| Vourax | 71 | 7 | / |
| Furaut | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vureau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fouraz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fourrault | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fouera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fourad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furgax | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fourak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foroux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fura | 67 | 4,188 | / |
| Fora | 67 | 2,981 | / |
| Fourrat | 67 | 179 | / |
| Foutras | 67 | 142 | / |
| Fouratt | 67 | 46 | / |
| Forhaug | 67 | 38 | / |
| Farreau | 67 | 30 | / |
| Fourgou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Phoreau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vaureux | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vorreux | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fourous | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vorreau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Foutrou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Forroux | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fourrah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fourhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fourhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouragh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fourouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fauraut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouroug | 67 | 1 | / |
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