Fours Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fours Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fours Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France821:810,03397,301
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fours Last Name Facts

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

Fours occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fours? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Fours occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Fours reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Fours is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 810,033. In France Fours is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 34 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 30 percent are found and Normandy, where 17 percent are found. Other than France Fours exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Fours Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fours has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fours surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourst912/
Fourse910/
Fouers910/
Fors897,932/
Furs894,808/
Fourshe835/
Fayours831/
Forst807,200/
Furst806,274/
Forss802,994/
Furse801,617/
Forse801,104/
Foers80287/
Forsh80253/
Forså80109/
Forås8072/
Furås8031/
Furrs8018/
Åfors8017/
Fohrs8014/
Foors8011/
Fursh8010/
Furss806/
Feurs803/
Forrs802/
Fuers802/
Fursz801/
Forsø801/
Fuirs801/
Fursp801/
Forsz801/
Ffors801/
Faurs800/
Futrs800/
Foursova775/
Forsch731,133/
Fowers731,006/
Forsht73175/
Forsse73164/
Fursse7349/
Feurst7349/
Forsth7332/
Foyers7328/
Feuers7326/
Fursht7316/
Forshe7316/
Fuirst7310/
Fajors739/
Fource737/
Forrst736/
Furszt733/
Forrse732/
Foersh732/
Fojers731/
Fohrst731/
Foehrs731/
Håfors731/
Fayors731/
Fhursh731/
Pforst731/
Forshå731/
Vourrs730/
Faursh730/
Fauers730/
Faurst730/
Fourch730/
Fars6735,673/
Fursova6711,452/
Fourche67387/
Vors67280/
Forsova67181/
Foersch67103/
Forscht6794/
Fursche676/
Forsche676/
Furś674/
Fürs673/
Forx673/
Fuersch672/
Furscht671/
Forssth671/
D'Forss671/
Fourcht670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fours
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