Fournier Surname
Approximately 149,912 people bear this surname
Fournier Surname Definition:
(French) Oven-Keeper; Parish- Baker [from French fourn-eau, oven; hat. furn-us]
Fournier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 87,218 | 1:762 | 18 |
| Canada | 34,299 | 1:1,074 | 66 |
| United States | 19,207 | 1:18,871 | 2,371 |
| Switzerland | 2,842 | 1:2,890 | 363 |
| Belgium | 874 | 1:13,154 | 1,984 |
| Argentina | 844 | 1:50,644 | 4,277 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Mexico | 380 | 1:326,648 | 7,109 |
| Dominican Republic | 362 | 1:28,820 | 1,731 |
| Spain | 343 | 1:136,303 | 10,284 |
| Germany | 305 | 1:263,952 | 28,196 |
| Cuba | 275 | 1:41,901 | 1,850 |
| Brazil | 258 | 1:829,745 | 30,014 |
| England | 251 | 1:221,984 | 18,690 |
| French Polynesia | 239 | 1:1,175 | 153 |
| Costa Rica | 219 | 1:21,827 | 748 |
| Puerto Rico | 164 | 1:21,647 | 746 |
| Thailand | 152 | 1:464,726 | 81,315 |
| New Caledonia | 146 | 1:1,892 | 154 |
| Peru | 132 | 1:240,789 | 10,128 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Italy | 84 | 1:728,056 | 60,909 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| New Zealand | 58 | 1:78,075 | 11,384 |
| Chile | 49 | 1:359,520 | 9,978 |
| Philippines | 48 | 1:2,109,130 | 121,847 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Ecuador | 29 | 1:548,477 | 11,265 |
| Burkina Faso | 19 | 1:965,900 | 9,829 |
| Lebanon | 18 | 1:313,171 | 10,344 |
| Panama | 18 | 1:217,348 | 6,003 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 705 | 1:71,232 | 7,655 |
Fournier (137) may also be a first name.
Fournier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Oven-Keeper; Parish- Baker [from French fourn-eau, oven; hat. furn-us]
(French) One who baked bread, a baker.
French A baker or furnaceman.
Fournier Demographics
Fournier Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Fournier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fournier Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fournier occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fournier? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,746th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,612 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Fournier are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Fournier is also the 790,880th most prevalent first name globally, held by 137 people.
The surname Fournier is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 87,218 people, or 1 in 762. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 14 percent reside. Apart from France this surname exists in 114 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Fournier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fournier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fournier last name increased 2,724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 810 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 267 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fournier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (71%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Fournier last name are 9.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fournier earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning €31,621 per year; in Peru they earn 24.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,149 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.87% more than the national average, earning R 289,608 per year; in United States they earn 7.8% more than the national average, earning $46,514 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.53% less than the national average, earning $42,464 CAD per year.
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Fournier Reference & Research
Fournier DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Fournier FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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