Floss Forename

507,810th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Floss Forename Definition:

A contraction of Flossie.

Floss Forename Distribution

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States-1661:2,183,95835,393
Canada-571:581,28714,441
England
100%
361:1,544,52621,746
Zimbabwe
100%
91:1,713,75749,613
Australia-91:1,517,51415,297
Philippines
100%
51:21,201,895240,180
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
India
100%
11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Italy
67%
 
11:61,062,09083,289
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
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Floss (1,887) may also be a surname.

Floss Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction of Flossie.

— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
DNA test information

Floss Forename Popularity

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Floss Demographics

Floss Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 2 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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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
ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flosse914/
Flos8989/
Flois80129/
Floys8024/
Flose8019/
Floes809/
Floos805/
Flosh805/
Flost803/
Fluss803/
Flass802/
Flots802/
Floxs801/
Flous801/
Fellouss774/
Flo7514,624/
Floise7314/
Flouse7313/
Flasse736/
Fellos733/
Floyds733/
Flyose731/
Phloss731/
Fillos731/
Floyse731/
Floods731/
Floist731/
Fellousse712/
Floy673,568/
Floh67124/
Floo67113/
Flou6737/
Flop6727/
Floi6727/
Flus6727/
Flas6721/
Fleo6716/
Fluo6715/
Floa6714/
Flox6714/
Flod6712/
Fellous6710/
Flgo678/
Flot676/
Flio674/
Fhlo674/
Fillios674/
Floz673/
Fillass673/
Fflo673/
Fllo672/
Flaschs671/
Floj671/
Flausse671/
Fillois671/
Fillosh671/
Vflo671/
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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Floss