Fossy Surname

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

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Fossy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1121:593,06078,954
England61:9,286,343223,652
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Fossy (524) may also be a first name.

Fossy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fossy is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,484,726th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Fossy reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 368,711th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 524 people.

The surname Fossy is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 593,060. In France Fossy is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 46 percent are found, Réunion, where 38 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 8 percent are found. Beside France Fossy exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Venezuela, where 3 percent are found.

Fossy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fossy has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fossy surname declined 74 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossey913,866/
Foissy91561/
Fossøy91116/
Fossay9172/
Fossoy9114/
Foussy915/
Foessy910/
Fosy892/
Foissey83621/
Fuossoy831/
Foyssey831/
Fosshey830/
Fosse809,429/
Fossi806,825/
Fossa804,578/
Foisy804,328/
Fussy802,980/
Fassy802,043/
Fessy80778/
Füssy80172/
Fossé80153/
Foxsy8040/
Fossá8038/
Fássy8038/
Fotsy8029/
Foses8015/
Fässy8013/
Fosis8012/
Fosay8010/
Fousy805/
Foesy802/
Vossy802/
Fosey801/
Foysy801/
Fosset731,102/
Fousse73934/
Foshay73627/
Fussey73573/
Fosser73459/
Fessey73410/
Fassey73334/
Foisey73166/
Foussi73145/
Foussa73142/
Fossie73131/
Fosses73125/
Foshey73121/
Fotsis73114/
Fossez73105/
Fossee7392/
Foisse7344/
Fossaa7339/
Vossey7336/
Fosseu7326/
Fossis7314/
Fosayt739/
Fosyth737/
Fodsay737/
Foshyi735/
Fussay734/
Fotssi734/
Fossit733/
Fassiy733/
Foussé733/
Fosych733/
Foshes732/
Fassay732/
Fuosse732/
Fosseh732/
Fossih732/
Foutsy732/
Foshoy731/
Fosshe731/
Fossip731/
Fousey731/
Foosse731/
Fossai731/
Foschy731/
Fossei731/
Fossée731/
Feussy731/
Fousis731/
Phossy731/
Foosey730/
Fosehy730/
Fossce730/
Foshsa730/
Foshuy730/
Foesey730/
Fossett672,854/
Fosa671,420/
Fosi671,268/
Fose671,166/
Fasy67388/
Fousshi67342/
Fozy67288/
Fossitt67286/
Foisset67262/
Fousset67151/
Foutsis67134/
Foxy67121/
Faussey6762/
Fusy6756/
Pfosser6754/
Foussie6740/
Fossois6730/
Fassaya6721/
Foushay6718/
Füsy6714/
Fosseid6710/
Fesshay678/
Fásy678/
Fosshei676/
Foussai676/
Fassahy675/
Fuosseu674/
Fessuoy674/
Fatssey673/
Focy673/
Fhosees673/
Foschiy672/
Fossich672/
Fotsyth672/
Foossie672/
Fesy672/
Vosy671/
Fehssey671/
Foschey671/
Foshess671/
Foussep671/
Fohssie671/
Fassouy671/
Foissez671/
Footsoy671/
Fosé671/
Foussei671/
Fousseu671/
Fouyssi671/
Fesseey671/
Fesshey671/
Fessahy671/
Fosshee670/
Foushey670/
Foushes670/
Fassyth670/

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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 Fossy
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