Focus Surname

79,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Focus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Focus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,8901:8,9881,181
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Focus (4,837) may also be a first name.

Focus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Focus is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Focus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 79,991st most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,196,052 people. Focus is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Focus live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 98,208th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 4,837 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,890 people, or 1 in 8,988. In Tanzania Focus is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 21 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 12 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Focus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Focus surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foccus916/
Foscus910/
Focu891/
Fokus80272/
Facus80236/
Foucu8088/
Focos8049/
Fucus805/
Focuy802/
Foccu801/
Fosus801/
Focou801/
Focusova771/
Foucauds771/
Fakous735,442/
Facous732,654/
Phocus73996/
Facius73724/
Faqous73703/
Foucou73545/
Facuse73295/
Fockeu73250/
Foukos7338/
Fachus7335/
Fuscus7315/
Fotsus7311/
Voicus735/
Fucius734/
Foucau733/
Fajous732/
Foekus732/
Facuis731/
Fojkus731/
Foscau731/
Focheu731/
Fuchus731/
Facaus731/
Fascus730/
Foucaud673,057/
Facu671,060/
Foucaut67768/
Fakoush67496/
Foku67201/
Facusse67194/
Focqueu67187/
Foucout67114/
Fouskou6757/
Foucaux6748/
Focault6729/
Faccuse6723/
Foucoux6718/
Foutsos674/
Fakkous674/
Foycout674/
Foukous674/
Fakouse672/
Fouckou671/
Fockuce671/
Fackous671/
Fouckeu671/
Fakouss671/
Phocius671/
Fockosh671/
Foscutt671/
Foggius670/
Futchus670/

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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 Focus
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