Faafa Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Faafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 276 | 1:641,822 | 30,209 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Faafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faafa (Russian: Фаафа) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Faafa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Faafa is the 926,175th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Faafa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 641,822. In Nigeria Faafa is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 91 percent are found, Rivers, where 4 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faafaa | 91 | 665 | / |
| Fa'afa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Fafa | 89 | 4,943 | / |
| Fa'afoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fahafaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fafat | 80 | 279 | / |
| Faffa | 80 | 259 | / |
| Fafas | 80 | 79 | / |
| Faifa | 80 | 75 | / |
| Fafay | 80 | 30 | / |
| Fafai | 80 | 26 | / |
| Fafaj | 80 | 24 | / |
| Fafah | 80 | 18 | / |
| Fafau | 80 | 14 | / |
| Faafo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fafad | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fatfa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fadfa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Faefa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fayfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fasfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fhafa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fafaz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pfafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fahfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faafe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fatfat | 73 | 1,178 | / |
| Faifai | 73 | 73 | / |
| Fadfad | 73 | 69 | / |
| Faufau | 73 | 50 | / |
| Faaifo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Fafach | 73 | 16 | / |
| Fahafi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Fa'afi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Fayfah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fafaya | 73 | 10 | / |
| Faafeu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Fhafah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Faafoi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pfaffa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fahava | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fahfah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fazfaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fafacz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faffaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Favaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fafaiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faafoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faffah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fhafha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fahafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fgafga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fayffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hfaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faufat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faffay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vafa | 67 | 2,417 | / |
| Fafi | 67 | 1,078 | / |
| Fafe | 67 | 376 | / |
| Fafo | 67 | 278 | / |
| Fafy | 67 | 123 | / |
| Fafá | 67 | 35 | / |
| Fatfaud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fa'aifo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fahafuj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fafè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fa'afoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fa'afeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fasdfas | 67 | 1 | / |
Faafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faafa in the Russian language | ||
| Фаафа | faafa | - |
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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 Faafa
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