Foussam Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foussam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foussam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Foussam (547) may also be a first name.

Foussam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foussam is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foussam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foussam is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Foussam reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Foussam is also the 360,211th most prevalent forename globally, held by 547 people.

Foussam is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 50 percent are found and Far North Region, where 46 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Foussam occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 6 percent are found and Chad, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foussame934/
Fussam9224/
Fossam924/
Fousam921/
Foussom86208/
Foutsam861/
Faussam861/
Fuossam861/
Fossaim860/
Fusam83172/
Fosam8381/
Foussoum803/
Foussane801/
Faussaum801/
Vouessam801/
Foussant801/
Fossan77469/
Fassam77173/
Fussan77107/
Fossem7797/
Fossom7724/
Fousan7711/
Fousem772/
Fousom772/
Fotsam771/
Fosham771/
Futsam771/
Fusame771/
Vussam771/
Fusham771/
Fouzam771/
Fussom770/
Faissam71304/
Feussom71176/
Foussen71102/
Fousson71101/
Fossand7176/
Fossane7116/
Fassame717/
Fayssam713/
Fussain713/
Fossang712/
Faïssam712/
Feussem712/
Fossoum711/
Fousang711/
Fussand711/
Fosseum711/
Fosseem711/
Fussane711/
Foussaindt710/
Fousant710/
Fossain710/
Fossheim67919/
Fusan6751/
Fusom6743/
Faussane6731/
Fozam6715/
Fasam6714/
Feussoum6712/
Fuzam6710/
Vosam678/
Fosan678/
Vusam675/
Foussong674/
Fhussain673/
Fussaint673/
Foissant671/
Fosem671/
Foussein671/
Foutcham671/
Foutsang671/
Futshame671/
Fouchame671/

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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 Foussam
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