Fourie Surname
Approximately 91,698 people bear this surname
Fourie Surname Definition:
“Dealer in Forage”, in French. Also written as Fourrier.
Fourie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 77,740 | 1:697 | 54 |
| Mozambique | 9,270 | 1:2,941 | 699 |
| Australia | 850 | 1:31,760 | 4,227 |
| England | 835 | 1:66,728 | 7,739 |
| United States | 474 | 1:764,681 | 59,530 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| New Zealand | 385 | 1:11,762 | 2,042 |
| Namibia | 230 | 1:10,476 | 1,992 |
| Canada | 226 | 1:163,034 | 16,442 |
| France | 188 | 1:353,312 | 52,982 |
| Thailand | 167 | 1:422,984 | 74,095 |
| Zimbabwe | 159 | 1:97,096 | 13,742 |
| Swaziland | 101 | 1:12,853 | 583 |
| Belgium | 94 | 1:122,305 | 17,923 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Fourié (14) & Fouriè (1) are calculated separately.
Fourie (373) may also be a first name.
Fourie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Dealer in Forage”, in French. Also written as Fourrier.
Fourie Demographics
Average Fourie Salary in
United States
$48,885 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fourie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fourie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fourie is found most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant: Fourié or Fouriè. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fourie? popularity and diffusion
Fourie is the 6,170th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 79,473 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fourie are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 449,413th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 373 people.
The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 77,740 people, or 1 in 697. In South Africa Fourie is most common in: Gauteng, where 31 percent live, Western Cape, where 18 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Fourie exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Fourie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fourie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 23,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 2,800 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fourie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Fourie last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fourie last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fourie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.41% more than the national average, earning R 397,836 per year; in United States they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $48,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.59% more than the national average, earning $66,868 CAD per year.
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