Foussa Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Foussa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 81 | 1:476,933 | 36,415 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Foussa (27) may also be a first name.
Foussa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foussa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foussa is found most in Algeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Foussa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,484,726th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Foussa live; 57 percent live in North Africa and 57 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread given name world-wide, held by 27 people.
The last name Foussa is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 476,933. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Tiaret Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Algeria Foussa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 39 percent reside and The Congo, where 3 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Foussa
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