Fosi Surname

299,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Fosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5251:103,19612,480
Cameroon1471:141,28615,748
Kenya1211:381,65221,791
Zimbabwe1181:130,83317,313
Italy1081:566,26654,070
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
American Samoa191:2,935631
India171:45,121,493474,784
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Samoa41:48,452659
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fosi (740) may also be a first name.

Fosi Last Name Facts

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

Fosi (Hindi: फोसी) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 299,919th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,747,276 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Fosi are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fosi is also the 302,485th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 740 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 103,196. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Fosi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fosi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fosi last name grew 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fosi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Fosi earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.2% more than the national average, earning R 299,892 per year and in United States they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning $40,712 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossi896,825/
Fosci89576/
Fotsi89373/
Fousi89262/
Foshi89112/
Pfosi8962/
Fosić8950/
Foysi8913/
Fosis8912/
Foxsi8910/
Fosie899/
Foisi895/
Fosoi894/
Foosi892/
Fohsi892/
Fosei892/
Fosai891/
Foshie80202/
Foseid80189/
Foisie80152/
Foussi80145/
Fossie80131/
Foushi80121/
Fotsis80114/
Foutsi8075/
Fosier8030/
Fousie8018/
Fossis8014/
Fotshi8013/
Foshyi805/
Fotssi804/
Fossit803/
Foisai803/
Fosiet803/
Foishi803/
Foosie802/
Fossih802/
Fossip801/
Fousei801/
Foisei801/
Fossai801/
Foxsie801/
Fossei801/
Fotsie801/
Fousis801/
Fousih801/
Fositt800/
Fusi7512,503/
Fasi753,768/
Fozi753,306/
Fosa751,420/
Fose751,166/
Fási75498/
Foji75392/
Foci75231/
Füsi75164/
Foxi75108/
Vosi75100/
Fäsi7553/
Fogi7538/
Foçi7529/
Fosy752/
Fosé751/
Fousshi73342/
Fossitt73286/
Foutsis73134/
Foussie7340/
Fossois7330/
Foschio7329/
Fosgitt7320/
Fosseid7310/
Fosshei736/
Foussai736/
Foschiy732/
Fossich732/
Foossie732/
Fohssie731/
Fosaitė731/
Foussei731/
Fouyssi731/
Foisith730/
Fooshie730/
Foushie730/
Fassi6716,597/
Fosse679,429/
Fussi677,000/
Fouzi674,919/
Fossa674,578/
Foisy674,328/
Fasih674,174/
Fausi673,292/
Fahsi672,450/
Fashi672,068/
Foose671,901/
Fouse671,763/
Fochi671,641/
Fessi671,238/
Feusi671,168/
Fasie67970/
Phosi67852/
Fusei67696/
Foggi67674/
Foisa67591/
Fasci67583/
Fusai67562/
Foozi67406/
Fasui67399/
Fodzi67345/
Fosha67332/
Fozzi67330/
Fasai67316/
Fatsi67270/
Foshe67255/
Foser67243/
Futsi67222/
Fasyi67209/
Fotse67187/
Fesai67184/
Fushi67169/
Foshchyi67164/
Fouji67161/
Fossé67153/
Fusci67144/
Fossy67142/
Voshi67134/
Foces67126/
Fasei67110/
Fusui67109/
Fusiy67104/
Fouci67103/
Forzi67101/
Foseh67101/
Fodji67100/
Füssi6789/
Foice6778/
Fodse6778/
Fusić6773/
Fogie6772/
Vossi6769/
Fasoi6766/
Făsui6764/
Foges6763/
Foizi6763/
Foese6758/
Faesi6750/
Feshi6746/
Fesei6744/
Foxsy6740/
Fossá6738/
Fozie6734/
Fasid6732/
Fasis6731/
Fousa6731/
Faasi6729/
Fotsy6729/
Fusie6727/
Fhozi6727/
Foseu6724/
Fozai6722/
Fudsi6721/
Fesyi6721/
Foige6719/
Fosee6717/
Foset6716/
Fosaa6716/
Foshchai6716/
Foses6715/
Fozei6715/
Fadsi6714/
Fuhsi6714/
Voesi6712/
Foshchiy6712/
Fosay6710/
Foise6710/
Fázsi6710/
Fajsi679/
Vosie679/
Fusis679/
Vosih679/
Foyse678/
Füszi678/
Fohsa678/
Fesih677/
Fogis676/
Focis676/
Fusoi676/
Fehsi676/
Fousy675/
Foize675/
Fuisi675/
Fássi675/
Voosi674/
Vuosi674/
Fazsi674/
Foosa674/
Fasii673/
Foiza673/
Fusit673/
Fazoi673/
Fougi673/
Fohzi673/
Foesy672/
Voisi672/
Fusih672/
Fohse672/
Fhasi672/
Faszi672/
Fozhi672/
Fosey671/
Foiji671/
Foxhi671/
Foysy671/
Foicy671/
Vosci671/
Vosyi671/
Fasit671/
Fojsa671/
Fohci671/
Fojii671/
Fouxi671/
Făsie671/
Fojip671/
Foxih671/
Fozis671/
Fosce671/
Fosza671/
Fesii671/
Foyzi671/
Vosoi671/
Foigi671/
Foodship670/
Foizy670/
Foici670/
Foxse670/
Fosea670/

Fosi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fosi in the Hindi language
फोसीphosi-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fosi
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