Mcfoster Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Mcfoster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mcfoster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mcfoster (89) may also be a first name.

Mcfoster Last Name Facts

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

Mcfoster is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mcfoster? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 113 percent of Mcfoster reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,011,231st most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 89 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Mcfoster is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 50 percent are found, Alabama, where 13 percent are found and Arkansas, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Mcfoster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mcfoster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mcfoster Last Name Statistics demography

Mcfoster earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macfoster948/
Mcfster931/
Mcfester882/
McFister880/
Macfester821/
McPheezitter501/

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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 Mcfoster
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