11,800 people named Foster work outside their country of origin. Most are in United States, United Kingdom, Australia.
| Country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,803 |
| United Kingdom | 2,326 |
| Australia | 879 |
| Canada | 779 |
| France | 567 |
| Germany | 518 |
| Netherlands | 427 |
| Switzerland | 418 |
| Spain | 337 |
| Ireland | 296 |
| New Zealand | 194 |
| India | 192 |
| Sweden | 170 |
| Italy | 146 |
| Belgium | 117 |
| South Africa | 115 |
| Denmark | 113 |
| Japan | 112 |
| United Arab Emirates | 89 |
| China | 85 |
| Singapore | 67 |
| Hong Kong | 66 |
| Finland | 65 |
| Norway | 61 |
| Brazil | 58 |
| Austria | 36 |
| Israel | 33 |
| Mexico | 32 |
| Saudi Arabia | 32 |
| Luxembourg | 29 |
| Czechia | 27 |
| Jamaica | 24 |
| Bermuda | 22 |
| Greece | 22 |
| Poland | 22 |
| Chile | 20 |
| Hungary | 20 |
| Russian Federation | 19 |
| Pakistan | 18 |
| Argentina | 16 |
| Thailand | 16 |
| Egypt | 16 |
| Vietnam | 15 |
| Philippines | 15 |
| Taiwan | 13 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 |
| Malaysia | 12 |
| Romania | 12 |
| Türkiye | 12 |
| Colombia | 12 |
| Malta | 12 |
| Qatar | 12 |
| South Korea | 11 |
| Isle of Man | 10 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 10 |
| Cyprus | 8 |
| Barbados | 8 |
| Portugal | 8 |
| Lebanon | 7 |
| Kenya | 7 |
| Jersey | 7 |
| Nigeria | 7 |
| Jordan | 6 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 |
| Tanzania | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 5 |
| Guernsey | 5 |
| Other | 153 |
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 4,505 |
| United Kingdom | 3,845 |
| Canada | 893 |
| Australia | 875 |
| New Zealand | 280 |
| Ireland | 236 |
| South Africa | 205 |
| India | 125 |
| Jamaica | 124 |
| France | 58 |
| Germany | 48 |
| Philippines | 36 |
| Brazil | 32 |
| Mexico | 28 |
| Argentina | 27 |
| Switzerland | 26 |
| Japan | 23 |
| Netherlands | 21 |
| China | 20 |
| Italy | 19 |
| Isle of Man | 17 |
| Spain | 17 |
| Poland | 16 |
| Russian Federation | 15 |
| Panama | 14 |
| Chile | 13 |
| Singapore | 13 |
| Barbados | 12 |
| Sri Lanka | 12 |
| Sweden | 11 |
| Malaysia | 10 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 |
| Nigeria | 10 |
| Austria | 9 |
| Bahamas | 8 |
| Ukraine | 7 |
| Ghana | 7 |
| Venezuela | 7 |
| Denmark | 7 |
| Pakistan | 6 |
| Guernsey | 6 |
| Belgium | 6 |
| Colombia | 6 |
| Taiwan | 5 |
| Czechia | 5 |
| Other | 125 |
| Industry | People |
|---|---|
| Other / unknown | 11,415 |
| Professional and scientific | 63 |
| Administrative and support | 40 |
| Information and communication | 35 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 32 |
| Manufacturing | 29 |
| Real estate | 24 |
| Other services | 23 |
| Construction | 22 |
| Education | 19 |
| Accommodation and food | 18 |
| Finance and insurance | 15 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 14 |
| Health and social work | 13 |
| Arts and recreation | 12 |
| Households | 11 |
| Transport and storage | 8 |
| Other | 7 |
Counts of people with this surname recorded in a country other than their country of origin, from company registers, ORCID, VIAF, Wikidata and career records; origin may be recorded or estimated from the name. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other". Nobody is named on this page.
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.