Fossam Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Fossam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Fossam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fossam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fossam is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fossam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fossam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Fossam are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Fossam is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 33 percent live, Northwest Region, where 33 percent live and West Region, where 33 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.
Fossam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fossam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fossam last name fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foussam | 92 | 31 | / |
| Fuossam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fossaim | 92 | 0 | / |
| Fosam | 91 | 81 | / |
| Foussame | 86 | 4 | / |
| Fossan | 83 | 469 | / |
| Fassam | 83 | 173 | / |
| Fossem | 83 | 97 | / |
| Fossom | 83 | 24 | / |
| Fussam | 83 | 24 | / |
| Fosham | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fotsam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fousam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fessam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foussom | 77 | 208 | / |
| Fossand | 77 | 76 | / |
| Fossane | 77 | 16 | / |
| Fassame | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fossang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faïssam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faussam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fosseem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fosseum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fossoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foutsam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fossain | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fusam | 73 | 172 | / |
| Fozam | 73 | 15 | / |
| Fasam | 73 | 14 | / |
| Fosan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vosam | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fesam | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fosem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fossheim | 71 | 919 | / |
| Foussoum | 71 | 3 | / |
| Faussaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foussane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foussant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foissant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fossen | 67 | 2,978 | / |
| Fosson | 67 | 544 | / |
| Foshan | 67 | 249 | / |
| Fasham | 67 | 243 | / |
| Fassan | 67 | 189 | / |
| Fosang | 67 | 137 | / |
| Fassom | 67 | 86 | / |
| Fossanova | 67 | 40 | / |
| Focham | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vessam | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vossan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fousan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vassam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fasame | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fousom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fosane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vosham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fotsem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fassem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fousem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foosan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouzam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fusham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fessom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fosoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feesam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foisom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vussam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fusame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Futsam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fussom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foxham | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Fossam
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