Fomsi Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fomsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fomsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Fomsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fomsi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fomsi? popularity and diffusion

Fomsi is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Fomsi live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Fomsi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Fomsi is most common in: Rivers, where 88 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 3 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Fomsi Last Name Statistics demography

Fomsi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foumsi911/
Foomsi911/
Foumsie831/
Fonsi80319/
Famsi807/
Fomsa802/
Fomse801/
Fomxi801/
Fomsy801/
Fonsui7344/
Fonsis738/
Phomsi733/
Fonsie732/
Fonssi732/
Famshi731/
Fonsih731/
Fomchi731/
Famssi731/
Fumsih731/
Fomsha730/
Phoemsi671,051/
Founsie67451/
Phomsit673/
Fonsith672/
Phfonsi671/
Phomsai671/
Fonnsai671/
Fomnseh671/
Fonsier671/
Fonnsis671/

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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 Fomsi
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