Fosia Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Fosia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Fosia (5,157) may also be a first name.

Fosia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fosia is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Fosia is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Fosia reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 94,373rd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 5,157 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Wajir County, where 67 percent live, Garissa County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Algeria, where 8 percent live.

Fosia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fosia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fosia last name declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fousia91100/
Foisia9151/
Foshia9123/
Foysia913/
Fotsia911/
Fosa891,420/
Foschia83876/
Fousias8349/
Fousiah836/
Foutsia832/
Fossa804,578/
Fotsa80991/
Foisa80591/
Fosha80332/
Fasia80147/
Fusia8076/
Fosah8054/
Fosas8050/
Fesia8046/
Fousa8031/
Fosap8030/
Focia8024/
Fosaa8016/
Fosay8010/
Fosio8010/
Fohsa808/
Foosa804/
Fosoi804/
Foiza803/
Fosei802/
Fojsa801/
Fosai801/
Fosza801/
Fosea800/
Foussias7710/
Foutsias776/
Foushias771/
Fessia731,204/
Fascia731,139/
Fossat731,057/
Foshay73627/
Fossas73356/
Fausia73192/
Foseid73189/
Fassia73165/
Fossah73161/
Fasiha73155/
Foussa73142/
Fossap73116/
Fasias73108/
Fotsap73101/
Fuscia7378/
Fasiah7376/
Fossay7372/
Fosaas7353/
Fossaa7339/
Foshea7335/
Fotsha7329/
Fousha7327/
Feshia7327/
Fesiha7325/
Fushia7320/
Foshat7318/
Foziha7316/
Foutsa7316/
Fousas7315/
Fashia7314/
Fosayt739/
Fodsay737/
Fatsia734/
Fussia734/
Foisai733/
Fochia733/
Faasia732/
Fotsio732/
Fhasia731/
Fasiad731/
Fousei731/
Fousya731/
Foisei731/
Foscha731/
Fesiah731/
Fossai731/
Vfasia731/
Fuosha731/
Faesia731/
Foytsa731/
Fossei731/
Fotsaa731/
Fousah731/
Feszia731/
Foshaa731/
Foizya731/
Foshsa730/
Foysha730/
Fusa671,792/
Fasa671,068/
Foussat67696/
Vosa67653/
Fausiah67496/
Foso67463/
Foza67376/
Fasihah67227/
Fouchia6799/
Fotsios6757/
Foça6746/
Foxa6735/
Foutsas6732/
Fossois6730/
Foschio6729/
Fossaas6729/
Foichat6728/
Foutsap6727/
Foushay6718/
Fossats6714/
Fosseid6710/
Fuschia679/
Fosshei676/
Foussai676/
Foushad675/
Fosshat674/
Fessiah674/
Foussah673/
Fossioz673/
Foushea672/
Fassias672/
Fassiha672/
Foschea672/
Fessiha672/
Fashiha672/
Fatshia671/
Fosaitė671/
Fotscha671/
Foussei671/
Feussia671/
Fa'asia671/
Feshiha671/
Fesieha671/
Fausiat671/
Fozaiya671/
Fahsiah671/
Fashiah671/
Fasihat671/

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