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Where Does The Last Name Fourie Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Fourie has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as: Fourié or Fouriè. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fourie? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 6,170^th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 79,473 people. This surname is predominantly 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. Fourie is also the 449,413^th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 373 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 77,740 people, or 1 in 697. In South Africa Fourie is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and North West, where 9 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Fourie Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Fourie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fourie 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 bearing the Fourie last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fourie surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political 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.