Fouriau Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Fouriau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fouriau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium241:479,02747,365
France191:3,495,933219,029
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Fouriau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fouriau is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fouriau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Fouriau reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 479,027. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 46 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 42 percent live and Walloon Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Belgium this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 43 percent live and Costa Rica, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouriaux9390/
Fouriaud9346/
Fauriaux80132/
Fourgeau8070/
Fariau771/
Forgeau71514/
Furgeau7157/
Furioux7112/
Fariaut717/
Farriaux6712/
Fariault673/
Farriault630/
Variau624/
Varaiyau5313/
Varijahu531/

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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
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  • 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 Fouriau
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