Fomison Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Fomison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fomison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales101:309,45316,869
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Fomison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fomison is borne by more people in Wales than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fomison? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Fomison are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widely held in Wales, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 309,453. In Wales Fomison is primarily concentrated in: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, where 70 percent live and City and County of Cardiff, where 30 percent live. Apart from Wales this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Fomison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fomison has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Fomison surname increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fomuson861/
Famison861/
Fomisang802/
Fumeisong752/
Famisan711,267/
Foomeesong711/
Fameson711/
Phumison6745/
Famissan674/
Fomijang672/
Fomessen671/
Fumichon671/
Phamishon6321/
Fomessung631/
Famusan57147/
Famesan573/
Famizan572/
Phoummisane562/
Famechon53485/
Phumisom53202/
Phumisun5322/
Phumisan5313/
Fomejang531/
Vemissan531/
Phumisang505/
Phumisung505/
Feemuesan502/

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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 Fomison
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