Fossas Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Fossas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1991:234,93515,384
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Fossas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fossas is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 791,719th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. The last name Fossas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Fossas live; 56 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent live in Iberian Europe.

Fossas is most common in Spain, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 234,935. In Spain Fossas is most common in: Catalonia, where 96 percent live and Madrid, where 4 percent live. Not including Spain this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Argentina, where 16 percent live.

Fossas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fossas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fossas last name rose 2,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fossas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fossas are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Fossas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,220 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossaas9229/
Fossats9214/
Fossa914,578/
Fosas9150/
Foussats8668/
Fossat831,057/
Fessas83474/
Fassas83349/
Fossah83161/
Foussa83142/
Fossap83116/
Fossay8372/
Fosaas8353/
Fossaa8339/
Fousas8315/
Fossos8312/
Fossai831/
Fossso831/
Foshsa830/
Fosa801,420/
Foissac771,350/
Foussat77696/
Fasseas77122/
Foussac77109/
Fousias7749/
Foutsas7732/
Fossois7730/
Fosseus7724/
Foussai776/
Fosshat774/
Foussah773/
Foussos771/
Fosso738,153/
Fassa732,400/
Fotsa73991/
Foisa73591/
Fosha73332/
Vossa7357/
Fosah7354/
Fesas7338/
Fossá7338/
Fousa7331/
Fosap7330/
Fasas7328/
Fosaa7316/
Fosia7313/
Fosay7310/
Fohsa738/
Fossà737/
Foxas736/
Foosa734/
Fosac734/
Fóssa732/
Vosas732/
Fusas731/
Fojsa731/
Fosai731/
Fosza731/
Fozas731/
Fosea730/
Foisseau71152/
Foissaud7116/
Foussatt716/
Fousseau711/
Foussous711/
Ffoissac711/
Fassatts710/
Fossey673,866/
Fossou671,761/
Vossah671,630/
Vossos67687/
Foshay67627/
Fossoh67383/
Fassai67353/
Vassas67323/
Fassah67217/
Fossuo67147/
Fouzas67128/
Fotsap67101/
Fousia67100/
Fossot6759/
Feussa6758/
Foisia6751/
Fusase6738/
Foshea6735/
Fousso6731/
Fotsha6729/
Fousha6727/
Fassea6726/
Fosseu6726/
Fossop6724/
Fossoc6719/
Foshat6718/
Foutsa6716/
Fossoy6714/
Fassad6713/
Fasase679/
Fosayt679/
Fodsay677/
Fasast677/
Foustchas675/
Fochas674/
Foisai673/
Foysia673/
Futsas673/
Fesais673/
Fassat672/
Fasais672/
Fassay672/
Fasass672/
Fassac672/
Fassha672/
Foisso672/
Feshas671/
Fassau671/
Fusaas671/
Voshas671/
Voossa671/
Foscha671/
Vessas671/
Vossai671/
Fuosha671/
Fasasd671/
Foisac671/
Foisseaux671/
Foytsa671/
Fossei671/
Fossoo671/
Fotsaa671/
Fotsso671/
Fousah671/
Fousos671/
Foussouse671/
Ffosso671/
Faassa671/
Hfassa671/
Fassaa671/
Foshaa671/
Fasdsa671/
Foysha670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fossas
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