Fotso Surname

21,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fotso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fotso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon23,8821:87063
Gabon5051:3,741657
France4191:158,52724,620
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Belgium721:159,67622,068
Canada461:800,99162,809
England301:1,857,26974,552
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Congo51:997,81917,129
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Fotso (1,265) may also be a first name.

Fotso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fotso (Russian: Фотсо) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,389th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 285,898 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Fotso are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fotso is also the 221,869th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 1,265 people.

The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23,882 people, or 1 in 870. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 33 percent live, Littoral Region, where 33 percent live and Centre Region, where 26 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 2 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Fotso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fotso surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fotso earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 190.92% more than the national average, earning R 691,344 per year; in United States they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $41,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.74% less than the national average, earning $33,417 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fotsop91192/
Fotsou9140/
Fotsho9138/
Pfotso9116/
Fotsoh9110/
Foutso915/
Fotsoo913/
Fotsio912/
Fotsuo912/
Fotsso911/
Foso89463/
Foutsop83419/
Fotsios8357/
Foutsou8314/
Foutsos834/
Fuotsop831/
Footsoy831/
Fosso808,153/
Fotsa80991/
Fosoh80250/
Fosho80104/
Fetso8074/
Fotzo8063/
Fooso8057/
Fatso8040/
Fosio8010/
Foiso805/
Fosoi804/
Foyso802/
Futso802/
Fosoo801/
Votso801/
Foxso801/
Fosop801/
Fouso801/
Foutsios7726/
Fossou731,761/
Fatsou73884/
Fossoh73383/
Fotseu73336/
Fossuo73147/
Fotsap73101/
Fossot7359/
Voitso7344/
Fousso7331/
Feutso7329/
Fotsha7329/
Votsho7329/
Fossop7324/
Fotcho7322/
Fosouh7322/
Fatsio7316/
Foutsa7316/
Photso7315/
Fossoy7314/
Fossos7312/
Vuotso739/
Voytso736/
Fatsos735/
Fotzos734/
Fautso733/
Fattso732/
Fousop732/
Fotsah732/
Foisso732/
Foshoy731/
Votsio731/
Fuosoh731/
Fodsoh731/
Fohsoh731/
Foytsa731/
Fosood731/
Fossoo731/
Fossso731/
Foszou731/
Fotsaa731/
Fotsia731/
Fotzop731/
Fousos731/
Foutzo731/
Ffosso731/
Fetsou731/
Faatso731/
Fatsho731/
Fatsuo731/
Faso672,723/
Fosa671,420/
Foco671,061/
Voso67558/
Fozo67386/
Fotchou67162/
Fočo67139/
Fatsios67115/
Feutsop6783/
Fossoux6768/
Fossoud6755/
Photsot6745/
Foutsas6732/
Fossois6730/
Foutsap6727/
Foxo6720/
Foissot6718/
Fossats6714/
Photsop6711/
Photsho678/
Foudsou677/
Foussou675/
Fooshoo673/
Foćo673/
Foutcho672/
Foutsia672/
Voitsou671/
Fuossoy671/
Fohssoh671/
Foschoo671/
Fouhsop671/
Fotscha671/
Foussos671/
Foussuo671/
Feutsou671/
Fetsouh671/

Fotso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fotso in the Russian language
Фотсоfotso-

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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 Fotso
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