Fossá Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Fossá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Faroe Islands51:9,800861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Fossa (4,578), Fossà (7) & Fóssa (2) are calculated separately.

Fossá Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fossá is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Fossa, Fossà or Fóssa. For other potential spellings of Fossá click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossá? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fossá is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. Fossá is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Fossá are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 12,592,608. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 47 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 29 percent are found and Paraná, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 37 percent are found and The Faroe Islands, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossa934,578/
Fossà937/
Fóssa872/
Fosse809,429/
Fosso808,153/
Fossi806,825/
Fossé80153/
Fossy80142/
Fosas8050/
Foses8015/
Fosis8012/
Fessá801/
Fussá801/
Fossey733,866/
Fossou731,761/
Fosset731,102/
Fossat731,057/
Fousse73934/
Foissy73561/
Fosser73459/
Fossoh73383/
Fossas73356/
Fossah73161/
Fossuo73147/
Foussi73145/
Foussa73142/
Fossie73131/
Fosses73125/
Fossøy73116/
Fossap73116/
Fotsis73114/
Fossez73105/
Fossee7392/
Fossay7372/
Fossot7359/
Fosaas7353/
Foisse7344/
Fossaa7339/
Fousso7331/
Fosseu7326/
Fossop7324/
Fousas7315/
Fossoy7314/
Fossis7314/
Fossos7312/
Foussy735/
Fotssi734/
Fossit733/
Foussé733/
Foshes732/
Fuosse732/
Fosseh732/
Fossih732/
Foisso732/
Fosshe731/
Fossip731/
Foosse731/
Fossai731/
Fossei731/
Fossoo731/
Fossso731/
Fossée731/
Fotsso731/
Fousos731/
Fousáč731/
Ffosso731/
Fousis731/
Fossce730/
Foshsa730/
Fossett672,854/
Fosa671,420/
Fosi671,268/
Fose671,166/
Foussat67696/
Foissey67621/
Foso67463/
Fousshi67342/
Fossitt67286/
Foisset67262/
Fousset67151/
Foutsis67134/
Fossoux6768/
Fotsios6757/
Fossoud6755/
Pfosser6754/
Foussie6740/
Foutsas6732/
Fossois6730/
Fossaas6729/
Foissot6718/
Fossats6714/
Fosseid6710/
Fosshei676/
Foussai676/
Foussou675/
Fosshat674/
Foutsos674/
Fuosseu674/
Fhosees673/
Foussah673/
Fosy672/
Fossich672/
Foossie672/
Foshess671/
Foussep671/
Fohssie671/
Fuossoy671/
Fohssoh671/
Foissez671/
Foyssey671/
Fosé671/
Foussei671/
Fousseu671/
Foussos671/
Foussuo671/
Fosshee670/
Fosshey670/
Foushes670/

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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 Fossá
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