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

Foissac occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foissac? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 284,958th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,398,182 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Foissac are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most common in France, where it is carried by 1,271 people, or 1 in 52,260. In France it is most frequent in: Occitanie, where 78 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 7 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 4 percent reside. Other than France Foissac is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent reside and New Caledonia, where 2 percent reside.

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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