Fosia Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Fosia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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
Fosia is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fosia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name 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 used given name internationally It is held by 5,157 people.
The last name Fosia is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Wajir County, where 67 percent live, Garissa County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Kenya it 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 frequency of Fosia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fosia surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Fosia
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