Fose Surname
Approximately 1,166 people bear this surname
Fose Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 674 | 1:80,382 | 9,932 |
| United States | 262 | 1:1,383,431 | 95,756 |
| Lesotho | 112 | 1:18,148 | 3,866 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 81 | 1:300,930 | 20,318 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 200 | 1:251,093 | 20,779 |
The alternate forms: Föse (102) & Fosé (1) are calculated separately.
Fose (197) may also be a first name.
Fose Demographics
Fose Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Fose Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fose Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fose (Hindi: फोसे) is most common in South Africa. It may appear as a variant: Föse or Fosé. Click here for other possible spellings of Fose.
How Common Is The Last Name Fose? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 320,495th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,250,039 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Fose are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fose is also the 646,152nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 197 people.
Fose is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 674 people, or 1 in 80,382. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Western Cape, where 20 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Not including South Africa Fose exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Lesotho, where 10 percent live.
Fose Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fose has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fose last name increased 131 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fose Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Fose last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fose last name are 28.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.44% registered with the party.
The amount Fose earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.84% less than the national average, earning R 135,840 per year and in United States they earn 26.07% more than the national average, earning $54,400 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fose Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fose in the Hindi language | ||
| फोसे | phose | - |
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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 Fose
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