Fosso Surname

61,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fosso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7,3441:2,828331
Italy2231:274,24535,724
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
France1821:364,96054,499
Norway1011:50,9147,301
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Congo51:997,81917,129
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey11:51,8823,898

Fosso (189) may also be a first name.

Fosso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fosso occurs most in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fosso is the 61,662nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 893,848 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Fosso reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fosso is also the 661,310th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 189 people.

Fosso is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 7,344 people, or 1 in 2,828. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 32 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 30 percent reside and West Region, where 30 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Fosso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fosso are 6.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fosso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 56.22% more than the national average, earning €46,913 per year; in Norway they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning 296,136 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $49,614 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossou911,761/
Fossoh91383/
Fossuo91147/
Fossot9159/
Fousso9131/
Fossop9124/
Fossoy9114/
Fossos9112/
Foisso912/
Fossoo911/
Fossso911/
Fotsso911/
Ffosso911/
Foso89463/
Fossoux8368/
Fossoud8355/
Fossois8330/
Foissot8318/
Foussou835/
Fuossoy831/
Fohssoh831/
Foussos831/
Foussuo831/
Fotso8025,490/
Fossa804,578/
Fasso80855/
Fosoh80250/
Fesso80152/
Vosso80115/
Fosho80104/
Fooso8057/
Fosas8050/
Fossá8038/
Fusso8027/
Fosio8010/
Fossà807/
Foiso805/
Fosoi804/
Foyso802/
Fosoo801/
Foeso801/
Foxso801/
Fosop801/
Fouso801/
Foussous771/
Foussoux770/
Fossat731,057/
Fassot73452/
Fossas73356/
Fotsop73192/
Fossah73161/
Fassou73142/
Foussa73142/
Fossap73116/
Fassos7380/
Fosaas7353/
Fotsou7340/
Fossaa7339/
Fotsho7338/
Feusso7326/
Fosseu7326/
Fosouh7322/
Pfotso7316/
Fuisso7316/
Fousas7315/
Fotsoh7310/
Faïsso736/
Vossoh735/
Foutso735/
Fassoh734/
Fessoh733/
Fotsoo733/
Fousop732/
Fotsio732/
Fotsuo732/
Foshoy731/
Voisso731/
Fussou731/
Fuosoh731/
Fassoi731/
Fehsso731/
Fodsoh731/
Fohsoh731/
Fosood731/
Foszou731/
Fousos731/
Foesoh731/
Foshsa730/
Faso672,723/
Fuso672,218/
Fosa671,420/
Foussat67696/
Voso67558/
Foutsop67419/
Fozo67386/
Feso67204/
Faussot67102/
Fassott6774/
Faussou6758/
Fotsios6757/
Foutsas6732/
Fossaas6729/
Foxo6720/
Fossats6714/
Foutsou6714/
Fassois6712/
Foudsou677/
Fassous677/
Fosshat674/
Foutsos674/
Fuosseu674/
Fessuoy674/
Fooshoo673/
Foussah673/
Foćo673/
Fassouh672/
Feussoh672/
Vohssou671/
Fuotsop671/
Fahssou671/
Footsoy671/
Foschoo671/
Fouhsop671/
Fousseu671/
Feussou671/
Fessouh671/
Faassou671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fosso
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