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

The surname Foye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻓﻲ) is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as: Foyé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 105,809^th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,647,648 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Foye are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 204,934^th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 1,449 people.

The last name 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 primarily found in: North Carolina, where 14 percent live, Massachusetts, where 11 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Foye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Foye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foye last name expanded 532 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foye Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Foye last name is chiefly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States Foye are 11.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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.