Fosu Surname

16,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Fosu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana32,2111:839131
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
England2541:219,36218,571
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Fosu (2,968) may also be a first name.

Fosu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fosu (Hindi: फोसू) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosu? popularity and diffusion

Fosu is the 16,886th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 221,641 people. Fosu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fosu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fosu is also the 133,009th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 2,968 people.

The surname Fosu is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 32,211 people, or 1 in 839. Besides Ghana Fosu occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Fosu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fosu last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fosu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $40,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $52,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foseu8924/
Fosuh8924/
Fossu8918/
Fotsu897/
Foosu894/
Fosut891/
Fosus891/
Foshu890/
Fossou801,761/
Fotseu80336/
Fotsou8040/
Fosseu8026/
Fosouh8022/
Fotsus8011/
Fotsuh801/
Foscau801/
Fossuh801/
Fossus801/
Foszou801/
Fooshu800/
Fossut800/
Foshuy800/
Fossup800/
Fusu75693/
Fasu75145/
Foju75113/
Fesu7565/
Vosu7526/
Fozu753/
Focu751/
Fosseux73229/
Fossoux7368/
Fossoud7355/
Fosseus7324/
Foutsou7314/
Foudsou737/
Foussou735/
Fuosseu734/
Fousseu731/
Fossuhe731/
Fosseut730/
Fojut67812/
Fozeu67631/
Fasui67399/
Fashu67259/
Fojud67213/
Fasiu67157/
Fodju67149/
Fajou67129/
Fesau67128/
Fusui67109/
Phosu67107/
Fassu6795/
Foucu6788/
Făsui6764/
Fasou6758/
Fazou6756/
Fahsu6751/
Fochu6745/
Fouju6744/
Fessu6728/
Fushu6724/
Fojou6721/
Fussu6721/
Futsu6720/
Faasu6718/
Fozuh6716/
Foissaud6716/
Voosu6711/
Vosou679/
Fusup678/
Fesuh676/
Fascu675/
Fasuy674/
Fatsu674/
Fozou674/
Fasuh673/
Faseu673/
Feshu673/
Fesou673/
Fusau672/
Fausu672/
Fohju672/
Focuy672/
Fasau672/
Fasus671/
Foussous671/
Fusuu671/
Fasud671/
Fusuh671/
Fouzu671/
Fozut671/
Forzu671/
Fesuy671/
Fasut671/
Fosoo671/
Fusus671/
Fooju671/
Foussoux670/

Fosu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fosu in the Hindi language
फोसूphosu50
फ़ोसूfosu50

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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 Fosu
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