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
The surname Fossam is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fossam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Fossam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Fossam live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Fossam is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 33 percent reside and West Region, where 33 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Fossam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fossam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 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
- 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 Fossam
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