Famose Surname
Approximately 561 people bear this surname
Famose Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 507 | 1:349,394 | 18,879 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Famose Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Famose Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Famose is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Famose? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 564,325th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Famose live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Famose is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 507 people, or 1 in 349,394. In Nigeria Famose is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 27 percent are found, Oyo, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent are found and Ireland, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Famouse | 92 | 22 | / |
| Famoshe | 92 | 12 | / |
| Famoose | 92 | 1 | / |
| Famos | 91 | 149 | / |
| Famous | 83 | 3,210 | / |
| Famosa | 83 | 195 | / |
| Famese | 83 | 162 | / |
| Famosi | 83 | 110 | / |
| Famoos | 83 | 11 | / |
| Famuse | 83 | 8 | / |
| Faimos | 83 | 6 | / |
| Famase | 83 | 4 | / |
| Femose | 83 | 3 | / |
| Famoge | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fameshe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Fatmous | 77 | 5 | / |
| Famossi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famashe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famossa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famoust | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamos | 73 | 1,400 | / |
| Famas | 73 | 295 | / |
| Famós | 73 | 1 | / |
| Famoz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phamotse | 71 | 1,357 | / |
| Famosaya | 71 | 145 | / |
| Famoussa | 71 | 125 | / |
| Famasser | 71 | 4 | / |
| Famosova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fahmeseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamosi | 67 | 280 | / |
| Famusi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Vamosh | 67 | 64 | / |
| Vaumousse | 67 | 54 | / |
| Fameus | 67 | 50 | / |
| Vamosy | 67 | 45 | / |
| Fomous | 67 | 15 | / |
| Famasi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Famusa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fatmas | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vamase | 67 | 9 | / |
| Famasa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Femese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fameci | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fomosi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Famoza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faumas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Famozi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatmouche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faimas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vámose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fameze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famezy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phamotshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fomosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famões | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famash | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Famose
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