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Where Does The Last Name Foye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Foye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻓﻲ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Foyé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Foye is the 105,809^th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,647,648 people. The last name Foye occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Foye live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 204,934^th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,449 people.

The surname Foye is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,890 people, or 1 in 125,418. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 14 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in France, where 9 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Foye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Foye has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 532 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foye Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Foye last name is predominantly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States Foye are 11.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Foye earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.2% less than the national average, earning R 161,112 per year; in United States they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $43,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $52,788 CAD per year.