Fossati Surname

30,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Fossati Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Milan and Novara, in Lombardy and Piedmont regions, in the northern part of Italy. It first known occurance dates back to 1030. Branches of this noble lineage passed to France, Spain and America where they founded new houses.

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Fossati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy12,6271:4,843535
Argentina1,6681:25,6262,161
France1,0491:63,3208,671
Brazil4271:501,34518,906
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Switzerland2791:29,4374,455
Uruguay2261:15,1851,718
Spain2241:208,71414,163
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Belgium351:328,47637,084
England351:1,591,94567,242
Paraguay311:233,4434,129
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Chile201:880,82418,509
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Panama51:782,45211,059
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fossati (199) may also be a first name.

Fossati Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Milan and Novara, in Lombardy and Piedmont regions, in the northern part of Italy. It first known occurance dates back to 1030. Branches of this noble lineage passed to France, Spain and America where they founded new houses.

- ferfosado

Fossati Last Name Facts

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

Fossati occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossati? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,953rd most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 422,393 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Fossati are found; 75 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 74 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 642,605th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 199 people.

The surname is most common in Italy, where it is held by 12,627 people, or 1 in 4,843. In Italy it is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 60 percent live, Piedmont, where 22 percent live and Liguria, where 8 percent live. Aside from Italy it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 10 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Fossati Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fossati has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fossati last name rose 17,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 875 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fossati Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fossati last name are 26.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fossati earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 35.15% more than the national average, earning €40,586 per year; in South Africa they earn 306.34% more than the national average, earning R 965,616 per year; in United States they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $52,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $52,677 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossatti931,606/
Foussati931/
Fosssati931/
Fosati92114/
Fosatti8672/
Fassati8640/
Fossaty8615/
Foshati866/
Fossata861/
Fosatis861/
Fossate860/
Foussata8058/
Foussate8025/
Fossatty8016/
Fassatti802/
Fosshate801/
Fossater800/
Fozati7714/
Fosaty771/
Fassahati752/
Faussatti751/
Foschatti751/
Fosgate71402/
Fozzati7171/
Fozatti7143/
Fosatty715/
Fasahti712/
Fatsati712/
Fasatai711/
Vhosati711/
Fotsate711/
Fozzatti67190/
Foissote6720/
Fasahati6711/
Faussaty671/
Vousatyi671/
Vassatti670/

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