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

Fossá is found most frequently in Brazil. It can occur as a variant: Fossa, Fossà or Fóssa. For other possible spellings of Fossá click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossá? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Fossá reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Fossá is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 12,592,608. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 47 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 29 percent reside and Paraná, where 12 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 37 percent reside and The Faroe Islands, where 13 percent reside.

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