Famosa Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ireland

Famosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1161:1,527,09357,948
England321:1,741,18971,393
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Famosa (15) may also be a first name.

Famosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Famosa is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Famosa.

How Common Is The Last Name Famosa? popularity and diffusion

Famosa is the 1,206,588th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname Famosa is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Famosa live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Famosa is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 1,527,093. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found, Osun, where 15 percent are found and Ekiti, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Famosa Last Name Statistics demography

Famosa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.36% less than the national average, earning $39,111 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famossa921/
Famosaya86145/
Famoussa86125/
Famoso833,919/
Famose83561/
Famosi83110/
Famesa8319/
Famusa8313/
Famasa835/
Famoza832/
Fomosa831/
Vamosa831/
Faumasa7762/
Famouse7722/
Famoshe7712/
Famosho771/
Vamoosa771/
Fomossa771/
Famussa771/
Faimusa771/
Fameesa771/
Fatmasa771/
Famosso771/
Famoose771/
Famuoso771/
Famusha771/
Famossi771/
Famusaya7117/
Fameso67319/
Vamosi67280/
Famozo67110/
Famusi6764/
Vamosy6745/
Famuso6724/
Famasi6713/
Fomusa6711/
Famuse678/
Fomoso676/
Famezo675/
Vamesa675/
Famase674/
Fomosi673/
Famaso673/
Famazo672/
Fomoza671/
Famozi671/

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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 Famosa
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