Joseph-Foster Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Joseph-Foster Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Joseph & Foster.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Joseph-Foster Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Montserrat11:4,947471

Joseph-Foster Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Joseph-Foster Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Joseph-Foster is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joseph-Foster? popularity and diffusion

Joseph-Foster is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Joseph-Foster are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Joseph-Foster is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 50 percent live and New Jersey, where 50 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Montserrat, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joseph-Vistuer811/
Joseph Vistuer741/

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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 Joseph-Foster
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