Foissac Surname

284,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Foissac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foissac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2711:52,2606,877
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foissac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foissac is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foissac? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 284,958th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,398,182 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Foissac live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 1,271 people, or 1 in 52,260. In France Foissac is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 78 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 7 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 4 percent are found. Outside of France it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ffoissac931/
Foisac921/
Foussac86109/
Foisack8611/
Fossack861/
Fisac83255/
Fosac834/
Fouyssac8035/
Fossas77356/
Fociac7797/
Fisack7727/
Fossoc7719/
Fotsac772/
Fassac772/
Fissas771/
Fissak771/
Faisac771/
Fosack770/
Foisseaux751/
Vaissac7141/
Feyssac7138/
Fishack7133/
Fossaas7129/
Fosshag7116/
Fossats7114/
Fohsack7110/
Fishach717/
Fiesack715/
Fossock713/
Faissak711/
Fissakh711/
Fosshaug67316/
Fisas67288/
Fisak67269/
Foussats6768/
Fosas6750/
Fosag673/
Fischach673/
Fisaz672/
Fesac672/
Fasac671/
Fisos671/

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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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  • 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 Foissac
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