Fowks Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Peru

Fowks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Peru581:548,00214,762
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Fowks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fowks is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fowks.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,380,086th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Fowks occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Fowks live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 4,027,321. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 29 percent reside, Florida, where 20 percent reside and Missouri, where 16 percent reside. Aside from The United States Fowks is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 36 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 4 percent reside.

Fowks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fowks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fowks last name expanded 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fowks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fowks last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.47% registered with the party.

The amount Fowks earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 27.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,743 per year and in United States they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning $48,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowk890/
Fowke80865/
Fawks80292/
Fewks801/
Ffowcs732/
Fawk6748/
Fowx6721/
Vowk6717/
Fowc671/
Fawke60418/
Fofkp601/

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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 Fowks
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