Fóss Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil
Fóss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Foss (29,860) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foss | 92 | 29,860 | / |
| Fuss | 75 | 5,608 | / |
| Fass | 75 | 3,237 | / |
| Füss | 75 | 55 | / |
| Fůss | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fosse | 67 | 9,429 | / |
| Fasse | 67 | 1,453 | / |
| Fauss | 67 | 772 | / |
| Fouss | 67 | 533 | / |
| Fuoss | 67 | 482 | / |
| Faass | 67 | 430 | / |
| Feuss | 67 | 208 | / |
| Fusse | 67 | 184 | / |
| Fosså | 67 | 170 | / |
| Foess | 67 | 69 | / |
| Åfoss | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fushs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fosås | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fasst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fahss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pfass | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fossø | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fasds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fusst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faïss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fosst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fooss | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fóss
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis