Fossung Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fossung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1191:174,53018,525
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Fossung (367) may also be a first name.

Fossung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fossung has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fossung is the 1,484,726th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname Fossung occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Fossung live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 453,982nd most common given name globally, held by 367 people.

Fossung is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 174,530. In Cameroon Fossung is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 73 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 13 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Fossung Last Name Statistics demography

Fossung earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossoung9316/
Fossun925/
Fosung923/
Fossong86255/
Fossoun8667/
Fassung868/
Fussung861/
Foussong804/
Fossum775,982/
Fosson77544/
Fasung7786/
Fosong773/
Fassun770/
Fousson71101/
Fussong7111/
Phosung719/
Fassong717/
Foisson713/
Foshong713/
Fassoun712/
Fosuhne711/
Fosseum711/
Fossoum711/
Foshing711/
Voshung710/
Photsung67735/
Fasun67122/
Fassunke6721/
Foson678/
Fosuchin675/
Fosum673/
Foussoum673/
Feussong671/
Foxun671/
Fassound671/
Faschung671/
Phosoung671/
Pfoshing670/

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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 Fossung
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