Fosser Surname

656,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fosser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2001:25,7113,465
Italy1101:555,97053,564
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Fösser (19) are calculated separately.

Fosser Last Name Facts

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

Fosser is found most frequently in Norway. It can also occur as a variant: Fösser. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosser? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 656,126th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,877,006 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Fosser reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Fosser is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 25,711. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 98 percent reside, Central Norway, where 1 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Other than Norway Fosser occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Fosser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fosser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fosser last name expanded 608 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fosser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fosser surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fosser earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.8% less than the national average, earning 343,306 kr per year and in United States they earn 27.84% more than the national average, earning $55,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fösser9419/
Fossier921,844/
Foesser92110/
Fosseur9270/
Pfosser9254/
Fosserz922/
Fosse919,429/
Foser91243/
Foussier86691/
Foissier86214/
Fossey833,866/
Fesser831,325/
Fosset831,102/
Fasser831,044/
Fousse83934/
Pfoser83538/
Vosser83488/
Fosher83312/
Fouser83219/
Füsser83138/
Fossie83131/
Fosses83125/
Fossez83105/
Fossee8392/
Fusser8367/
Foisse8344/
Foszer8331/
Fosier8330/
Fosseu8326/
Fosere8326/
Fässer8321/
Foiser8314/
Fotser834/
Foscer833/
Fuosse832/
Fosseh832/
Fosshe831/
Fooser831/
Foosse831/
Fossei831/
Fossée831/
Foyser831/
Foeser830/
Fossce830/
Fosger830/
Fose801,166/
Fossett772,854/
Fassier77870/
Foissey77621/
Fessier77295/
Fasseur77267/
Foisset77262/
Fausser77190/
Vossier77171/
Fousset77151/
Fousert77134/
Foesier7775/
Faesser7768/
Foussie7740/
Foehser7737/
Fassere7716/
Fassert7713/
Foshier7713/
Fosseid7710/
Fesszer779/
Fosshei776/
Foscher775/
Fuosseu774/
Fussier773/
Fousher772/
Fussher772/
Pfesser772/
Foshere772/
Foossie772/
Foussep771/
Fohssie771/
Vosseur771/
Vosscer771/
Fuisser771/
Foissez771/
Foyssey771/
Fossire771/
Foussei771/
Fousseu771/
Feusser771/
Foosher770/
Fosshee770/
Fosshey770/
Feesser770/
Pfosserová751/
Fossi736,825/
Fossa734,578/
Feser733,722/
Foose731,901/
Fouse731,763/
Fasse731,453/
Fuser731,382/
Voser731,130/
Vosse73684/
Füser73339/
Foshe73255/
Faser73203/
Fotse73187/
Fossé73153/
Fossy73142/
Foseh73101/
Focer7393/
Fodse7378/
Fossá7338/
Fäser7326/
Foseu7324/
Fosee7317/
Foset7316/
Foses7315/
Fosis7312/
Foise7310/
Fosie739/
Foyse738/
Fozer733/
Fohse732/
Fosei732/
Fosey731/
Fosce731/
Fosir731/
Foxse730/
Fosea730/
Faussier71153/
Voissier7174/
Foissett7142/
Feussier7111/
Pfeusser712/
Fosheesr711/
Fosscett711/
Fuschser711/
Fouscher711/
Fousheer711/
Foussett711/
Pfausser711/
Foushier711/
Faussert710/
Fossetts710/
Foshee674,114/
Fauser673,416/
Vasser672,308/
Feuser671,816/
Feeser671,753/
Faasse67999/
Foissy67561/
Fasseh67348/
Fassey67334/
Fouzer67316/
Vesser67309/
Fasseu67296/
Foizer67271/
Foshie67202/
Fassie67190/
Foseid67189/
Fasher67173/
Foisey67166/
Focher67155/
Foisie67152/
Foussi67145/
Foussa67142/
Fehser67141/
Foshey67121/
Feusse67121/
Fausse67117/
Fossøy67116/
Faeser67116/
Fotsis67114/
Faszer6798/
Fasere6784/
Fusier6775/
Fassed6775/
Fossay6772/
Fahser6767/
Fooshe6755/
Fusher6749/
Fossaa6739/
Fouhse6736/
Vossey6736/
Fozzer6735/
Foshea6735/
Faseur6732/
Foutse6731/
Fassea6726/
Voisse6725/
Foozer6723/
Fähser6723/
Fousie6718/
Fühser6718/
Faseer6717/
Foscez6717/
Fossoy6714/
Fesher6714/
Fossis6714/
Fassir6713/
Fasset6711/
Fasier6710/
Foushe6710/
Faÿsse6710/
Foosee679/
Fosett677/
Fassee677/
Vossie675/
Foussy675/
Vosher674/
Fhodse674/
Pfaser674/
Fosche674/
Fotshe674/
Fotssi674/
Fossit673/
Faïsse673/
Voyser673/
Focier673/
Fosiet673/
Voiser673/
Foussé673/
Foshée673/
Foosie672/
Foshes672/
Fuhser672/
Fouseh672/
Fossih672/
Fescer671/
Fesier671/
Fezser671/
Fasserová671/
Fossip671/
Fousei671/
Fousey671/
Fphose671/
Foisei671/
Vosier671/
Vosseh671/
Faaser671/
Fascer671/
Fossai671/
Vossei671/
Füszer671/
Foxsie671/
Fotsie671/
Fousis671/
Fahsse671/
Fasses671/
Foyzer671/
Fouxer671/
Foseph671/
Feseer671/
Foosey670/
Fosehy670/
Foshsa670/
Foisee670/
Foseth670/
Foseet670/
Fousce670/
Vusser670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Fosser
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis