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
The last name Fosong is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fosong? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fosong is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Fosong reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fosong is also the 316,970th most common first name at a global level, held by 682 people.
The surname Fosong is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.
Fosong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fosong has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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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