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

Fowder is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowder? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Fowder live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread 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. Outside of The United States Fowder exists in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 11 percent live.

Fowder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fowder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fowder surname 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
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  • 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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