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
The surname Fosan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fosan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fosan is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Fosan is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Fosan reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fosan is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 21 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Fosan is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria Fosan is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 25 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.
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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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