Fuqua Surname

45,365th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fuqua Surname User-submission:

Fuqua is a variant of the French surname Fouquet.

Fuqua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,3991:31,7973,973
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4501:34,6344,130

Fuqua (35) may also be a first name.

Fuqua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fuqua is a variant of the French surname Fouquet.

- amaniguzel

Fuqua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fuqua occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fuqua.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuqua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 45,365th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 637,023 people. The last name Fuqua occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fuqua are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 35 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 11,399 people, or 1 in 31,797. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Tennessee, where 11 percent reside and Alabama, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Fuqua occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Fuqua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fuqua has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fuqua surname expanded 786 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fuqua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fuqua are 13.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.64% registered with the political party.

Fuqua earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.22% less than the national average, earning $41,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuquay911,281/
Fuquea9184/
Fuquoa913/
Fouqua910/
Fuequa910/
Fauqua910/
Fuyqua910/
Fuquat910/
Fuqa89154/
Feuquay83189/
Fouquay83124/
Fouquat8356/
Fouquau8312/
Fouquai831/
Fuquway830/
Fuequay830/
Feuquwa830/
Fugua80192/
Fuuka80186/
Fukua8032/
Fuqha804/
Fiqua803/
Fuqad801/
Fucua801/
Fuquo801/
Fuqay801/
Fouqueau77193/
Fouquaud7711/
Fouquaut771/
Fouquais771/
Fuqaha736,228/
Fuguay7310/
Fuquey734/
Fouqou732/
Fuguea732/
Fougua732/
Fauqha731/
Fouqaa731/
Fuukas731/
Fukuay731/
Fauqat731/
Vuquea731/
Fouquault7134/
Fuca674,127/
Fuka673,917/
Fiqa6782/
Fauquey6725/
Vuqa6719/
Fouquey6717/
Fouquou6714/
Feuguay676/
Fuqahaa671/
Feuguea671/
Fouguas671/

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Fuqua Reference & Research

Fuqua DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fuqua FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
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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 Fuqua
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