Fossian Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Fossian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fossian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fossian is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Fossian are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Fossian is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada Fossian is most common in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossiang931/
Fossion86443/
Fassian86141/
Fossyan8617/
Fessian864/
Fosiane861/
Fussian861/
Foscian861/
Foschian807/
Fhussian803/
Fassihan801/
Fosieane801/
Fusian7743/
Fesian774/
Fosyan773/
Fasian773/
Fassayian7519/
Foschiane751/
Fassion71193/
Fashian71157/
Fasiang71121/
Vassian7175/
Vossion7130/
Fascian7125/
Fasihan7117/
Foshion719/
Fesjian717/
Fession717/
Feshian717/
Voisian715/
Fussion714/
Vessian712/
Fudsian712/
Fasiane711/
Phosian711/
Fazsian711/
Fussión711/
Vosihan711/
Fgusian711/
Fassione67139/
Faschian6795/
Fashjian6731/
Faussion673/
Fashijan672/
Fasaiian671/
Fesayian671/
Fashgian671/

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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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  • 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 Fossian
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