Fosserat Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Fosserat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 55 | 1:149,326 | 14,246 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Fossérat (2) are calculated separately.
Fosserat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fosserat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fosserat is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Fossérat. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fosserat? popularity and diffusion
Fosserat is the 2,555,468th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Fosserat are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Fosserat is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 149,326. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 60 percent reside, Canton of Valais, where 35 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossérat | 96 | 2 | / |
| Fousserau | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fassera | 80 | 23 | / |
| Fotsera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foussereau | 78 | 110 | / |
| Fosgerau | 75 | 95 | / |
| Foschera | 75 | 71 | / |
| Vasserat | 75 | 11 | / |
| Fasseira | 75 | 5 | / |
| Foshiera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foschiera | 71 | 532 | / |
| Foscheira | 71 | 72 | / |
| Fosero | 71 | 13 | / |
| Fessoirat | 71 | 8 | / |
| Fasera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foucherat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Focera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fassero | 67 | 648 | / |
| Veserat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vosarat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fosirga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fashera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foseiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fassira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voserah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faseera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fasarat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faseira | 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
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- 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 Fosserat
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