Famusan Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Famusan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famusan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
England51:11,143,612252,590

Famusan Last Name Facts

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

Famusan is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Famusan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,453,389th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Famusan are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Famusan is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria Famusan is primarily found in: Ekiti, where 87 percent reside, Ondo, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famusian935/
Famisan861,267/
Famissan804/
Feemuesan752/
Famizan712/
Fomuson711/
Fomison5721/
Phaimahusen561/
Vemissan531/
Phamishon5021/

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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 Famusan
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