Fosong Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fosong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fosong (682) may also be a first name.

Fosong Last Name Facts

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

Fosong is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Fosong are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fosong is also the 316,970th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 682 people.

The surname Fosong is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Fosong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fosong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fosong surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossong92255/
Foshong923/
Foxsong921/
Fotsong921/
Foson918/
Fossoung8616/
Foussong864/
Fosson83544/
Foison83172/
Fozong83139/
Fosang83137/
Foxson8345/
Fusong8312/
Fodson8310/
Fooson835/
Vosong835/
Fotson834/
Fasong834/
Fosung833/
Fosion832/
Foyson830/
Fesong830/
Foscon830/
Footsiong801/
Fossion77443/
Fossung77142/
Foosang77138/
Fousson77101/
Fossoun7767/
Fodjong7726/
Foshang7722/
Fussong7711/
Fasiong7710/
Phosong778/
Fassong777/
Foisson773/
Foisosn772/
Forzong772/
Fossang772/
Fousone771/
Foscoon771/
Fohsang771/
Fotsang771/
Fousang771/
Foutson770/
Fousont770/
Foshoin770/
Foxon731,653/
Fason73997/
Fosen73422/
Fojon73153/
Focon7347/
Fosan738/
Fozon734/
Fooshang71331/
Fouchong7156/
Fodjoung7114/
Photsong7114/
Phosoong7112/
Phoshong715/
Phousong711/
Fosohina711/
Foutsang711/
Feussong711/
Foosheng711/
Phosoung711/
Phoosong711/
Foochang711/
Fossen672,978/
Fasone671,332/
Phoson67471/
Fossan67469/
Fasson67466/
Foshan67249/
Fusang67203/
Fadson67162/
Fashon67138/
Fazoon67138/
Fasang67118/
Foscan67106/
Fasion6799/
Foucon6796/
Fasung6786/
Fauson6769/
Fochon6751/
Fozoon6727/
Fossom6724/
Forzon6718/
Fajong6718/
Foizon6717/
Fodjon6717/
Fooßen6716/
Fousan6711/
Fozang6711/
Faxson679/
Fatson678/
Focang678/
Vasong675/
Fosøen675/
Foozan674/
Fasoun673/
Voshon672/
Fascon672/
Fouxon672/
Foëzon672/
Fousom672/
Fosane672/
Foujon672/
Vosson671/
Foisom671/
Vosion671/
Fajoon671/
Focion671/
Fohsen671/
Fojoun671/
Foxzon671/
Fozone671/
Fozzon671/
Foozen671/
Fosoum671/
Foosan671/
Foozon671/
Foojan671/
Fuzong671/
Foscen670/
Vohson670/
Fasohn670/

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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 Fosong
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