Fosta Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Fosta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fosta (1,198) may also be a first name.

Fosta Last Name Facts

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

Fosta (Russian: Фоста) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fosta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Fosta is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Fosta are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fosta is also the 228,921st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 1,198 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 335,614. In Zimbabwe Fosta is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 93 percent reside, Harare Province, where 2 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Egypt, where 8 percent reside.

Fosta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fosta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fosta surname rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fosta Last Name Statistics demography

Fosta earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fostad9185/
Fostač9125/
Fostau919/
Fostea915/
Fousta913/
Fohsta911/
Foesta911/
Fostap911/
Foista911/
Fota895,015/
Fodstad83271/
Fostacz83164/
Foustad8318/
Fostaas836/
Fostach832/
Fostass831/
Fostaus830/
Fodstat830/
Festa8022,245/
Fotea801,433/
Fouta80784/
Fotta80569/
Fosty80436/
Vosta80319/
Foste80307/
Fusta80230/
Fojta80203/
Fasta80125/
Fotas8096/
Fotah8072/
Fosti8067/
Foľta8063/
Fotay8061/
Fotau8035/
Fosto8023/
Fosté8020/
Foita8010/
Fotha806/
Fhota806/
Foyta804/
Foota802/
Fuota801/
Fotai801/
Fotoa801/
Fostaggi771/
Fousstas771/
Foster73452,538/
Fausta73418/
Fostyi73339/
Foszto73171/
Fosztó73160/
Foutah73143/
Foeste73131/
Fouste7375/
Fostey7369/
Fostei7356/
Fostiy7355/
Foutas7352/
Fushta7340/
Feshta7335/
Fossto7318/
Foutat7317/
Fostie7316/
Voshta7316/
Fochta7316/
Fotaih7315/
Foutta7314/
Fostes7313/
Fostej7312/
Fottea7311/
Fastay739/
Fostee735/
Festta735/
Fousty734/
Foitas734/
Faesta732/
Foitah732/
Fousto732/
Foutha732/
Fostij731/
Fhotta731/
Fosteh731/
Fosteu731/
Fostii731/
Fostis731/
Fotads731/
Foiste731/
Voista731/
Fastah731/
Festah731/
Fastaz731/
Foyste731/
Fostez731/
Fostop731/
Fota'a731/
Fota's731/
Festaa731/
Fossti731/
Festai731/
Fothad730/
Fosted730/
Fata6726,210/
Foto679,209/
Vota674,031/
Foister67793/
Foyster67787/
Pfoster67133/
Festeau67125/
Fashtat67103/
Fouteau6797/
Fouster6752/
Fasteau6740/
Foshter6736/
Fooster6732/
Fastaia6728/
Fostich6723/
Fosterr6715/
Fosteer6715/
Fostter6714/
Fosther6713/
Fosster6711/
Fotă679/
Faustas676/
Fodster672/
Fastasz672/
Ffoster671/
Fazstad671/
Foostee671/
Festaha671/
Phostaa671/
Fostijs671/
Fothost671/
Fotszto671/
Fotó671/
Foustis671/
Foutaih671/
Fosstti671/
Fostech671/
Fasteha671/
Faustad670/
Fuistad670/

Fosta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fosta in the Russian language
Фостаfosta-

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Footnotes

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