Foyers Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Denmark

Foyers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark81:705,58939,626
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Foyers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foyers is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Foyers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foyers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Foyers are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,605,699. In Canada it is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 50 percent reside and Nova Scotia, where 50 percent reside. Other than Canada this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 29 percent reside and England, where 25 percent reside.

Foyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foyers has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Foyers last name grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foyers Last Name Statistics demography

Foyers earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $48,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foers91287/
Fyers91102/
Fayers831,291/
Fowers831,006/
Feyers83128/
Voyers839/
Foersh832/
Foehrs831/
Fojers831/
Fouers830/
Foersch77103/
Fears736,462/
Fiers732,172/
Fours7392/
Faers7370/
Feers7327/
Feirs734/
Feurs733/
Fuers732/
Fejrs731/
Faiers67779/
Voiers67236/
Feurst6749/
Vowers6744/
Feuers6726/
Fajers6723/
Fajors679/
Veyers675/
Fiyars674/
Fearst673/
Fearse673/
Fejers672/
Vayers672/
Fourst672/
Feiars671/
Fawers671/
Feitrs671/
Fayars671/
Fayors671/
Fayirs671/
Feirst670/
Fauers670/
Faehrs670/
Feiers670/
Fearsh670/
Fourse670/

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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 Foyers
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