Fosan Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Fosan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Fosan (21) may also be a first name.
Fosan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fosan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fosan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fosan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Fosan is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Fosan are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Fosan is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 25 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Fosan
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