Fooso Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fooso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fooso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho301:67,7529,213
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Fooso (13) may also be a first name.

Fooso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fooso is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fooso.

How Common Is The Last Name Fooso? popularity and diffusion

Fooso is the 2,555,468th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fooso reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Fooso is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

Fooso is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 67,752. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 90 percent live and Maseru District, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho Fooso exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 42 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Fooso Last Name Statistics demography

Fooso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.85% less than the national average, earning R 100,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foso89463/
Fooshoo833/
Footsoy831/
Fotso8025,490/
Fosso808,153/
Fosoh80250/
Fozoo8052/
Foozo8014/
Foiso805/
Fosoi804/
Foosa804/
Vooso803/
Foojo803/
Fojos802/
Foyso802/
Fooco801/
Fosoo801/
Foeso801/
Foxso801/
Fosop801/
Fouso801/
Fossou731,761/
Fossoh73383/
Fotsop73192/
Fossot7359/
Foyjoo7347/
Fotsou7340/
Fousso7331/
Fossop7324/
Fosouh7322/
Pfotso7316/
Fossoy7314/
Fossos7312/
Foozop7311/
Fotsoh7310/
Foutso735/
Fotsoo733/
Phooso732/
Foisso732/
Fousop732/
Forzoo732/
Fossso731/
Fossoo731/
Fosood731/
Fohsoh731/
Fodsoh731/
Fuozos731/
Fuosoh731/
Fotsso731/
Fousos731/
Ffosso731/
Foesoh731/
Faso672,723/
Fuso672,218/
Fosa671,420/
Fojo671,350/
Foco671,061/
Voso67558/
Foutsop67419/
Fozo67386/
Fossoux6768/
Fotsios6757/
Fossoud6755/
Fossois6730/
Foxo6720/
Foissot6718/
Foutsou6714/
Foudsou677/
Foussou675/
Foutsos674/
Foćo673/
Phoosod672/
Phoosho671/
Fuossoy671/
Fuotsop671/
Fohssoh671/
Foussos671/
Fouhsop671/
Foschoo671/

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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 Fooso
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