Fowder Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fowder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fowder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fowder occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Fowder are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 50 percent live, Florida, where 38 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 11 percent live.

Fowder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fowder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fowder last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fowder Last Name Statistics demography

Fowder earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowde912/
Fowdey831/
Fawder831/
Vowder830/
Fawde7329/
Fowdy7326/
Fowda731/
Vowdie671/
Fafder671/
Vawder670/
Phowdie6221/
Phowdee621/
Fawdett621/
Favde552,431/
Fawdy55123/
Fawdi556/
Fafde554/
Vawde552/
Fofdi551/
Vowdy551/
Fabde551/
Phawde5052/
Fhavde502/
Fawday501/
Phofde501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Fowder
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