Foëx Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Foëx Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foëx Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
France31:22,140,907385,998

The alternate forms: Foex (132) are calculated separately.

Foëx Last Name Facts

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

Foëx is most common in Switzerland. It can occur as a variant: Foex. Click here to see other potential spellings of Foëx.

How Common Is The Last Name Foëx? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foëx is the 2,944,094th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Foëx live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Foëx is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 200,315. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 100 percent are found. Barring Switzerland this last name is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foex92132/
Fox86340,653/
Foix751,839/
Foxe75700/
Foux75472/
Foox75248/
Foxx7546/
Foxs7544/
Fhox755/
Focx753/
Foxt752/
Fosx752/
Foqx751/
Fotx751/
Hfox751/
Foyx751/
Foxz751/
Wfox751/
Foxd751/
Foxh751/
Foxp751/
Fokx750/
Fuox750/
Foukx6721/
D'Fox672/
Hfoxs671/
Foutx671/
Foxht670/
Foxse670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Foëx
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