Fossil Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Fossil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
England61:9,286,343223,652
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Fossil (13) may also be a first name.

Fossil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fossil is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fossil.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Fossil live; 40 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fossil is also the 3,159,357th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

Fossil is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is most common in: Alaska, where 25 percent reside, Texas, where 19 percent reside and South Carolina, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Fossil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fossil has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fossil surname declined 16 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fossil Last Name Statistics demography

Fossil earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosil9182/
Fassil834,254/
Fossel83115/
Foisil8395/
Fussil8323/
Vossil8314/
Fossyl8312/
Fousil835/
Fessil832/
Foil8015/
Fosl806/
Foessel77773/
Fossell77189/
Foissel7738/
Foussel7715/
Faussil7710/
Fussill771/
Fassiel771/
Fasil7346,070/
Focil73527/
Fusil73423/
Foitl73103/
Fotil7346/
Fozil7334/
Fosle7330/
Vosil7320/
Foill7312/
Foile7311/
Fesil739/
Foild734/
Foxil733/
Fosel732/
Foussell7112/
Fol673,932/
Fessel672,067/
Füssel671,794/
Fassel67988/
Vassil67531/
Vossel67395/
Fussel67287/
Fashil67244/
Foisel67184/
Fousel6796/
Fössel6731/
Foizel6725/
Fohsel6716/
Foesel6714/
Voszil679/
Fasiel678/
Phosil677/
Vessil677/
Fasilp675/
Foitel673/
Fazsil672/
Faasil672/
Fusill672/
Fozzil672/
Fascil672/
Fouzil672/
Fusiel672/
Faszil672/
Fosell671/
Fasilt671/
Foseld671/
Foggil671/
Foisilová671/
Foucil671/
Fochil671/
Faesil671/
D'Foil671/
Foysel671/
Fociel671/
Foshel670/
Foscel670/
Fosael670/

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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 Fossil
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