Fosong Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Fosong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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 found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fosong? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fosong is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Fosong live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 316,970th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 682 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Fosong is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.
Fosong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fosong has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 83 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 Fosong
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