La Foy Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

La Foy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Foy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

La Foy Last Name Facts

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

The last name La Foy is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of La Foy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name La Foy? popularity and diffusion

The last name La Foy is the 2,876,555th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name La Foy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of La Foy live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,177,776. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 35 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 20 percent are found. Other than South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

La Foy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of La Foy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the La Foy surname grew 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

La Foy Last Name Statistics demography

The amount La Foy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 204.68% more than the national average, earning R 724,032 per year; in United States they earn 59.79% more than the national average, earning $68,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.31% more than the national average, earning $66,232 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Foya922/
La Foye921/
La Fou83116/
La Fay8356/
La Voy8338/
La Foe8311/
La Fey836/
La Foi833/
Le Foy830/
La Faye7717/
Le Foye779/
La Voye774/
La Faya771/
La Fuye771/
La Food770/
La Fe73118/
lo Fo7328/
La Fé737/
La Fi734/
La Vo731/
La Fa731/
La Ffaye711/
La Fayit710/
Le Fay67120/
Le Fou6721/
La Vay6717/
Le Voy6713/
La Fee679/
lo Foh679/
lo Foe678/
Le Foe678/
Le Fey677/
La Vey677/
La Fea677/
La Fée674/
La Voi674/
La-Fay672/
La Fai671/
Le Féy671/
La-Fou671/
La Fayett670/

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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 La Foy
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