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

The surname Fosser occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Fösser. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosser? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fosser is the 656,126th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,877,006 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Fosser live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 25,711. In Norway Fosser is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 98 percent live, Central Norway, where 1 percent live and Northern Norway, where 1 percent live. Outside of Norway this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Fosser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fosser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% being registered with the political 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/

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