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) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Faafa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 926,175th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Faafa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Faafa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 641,822. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 91 percent are found, Rivers, where 4 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Faafa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common 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
- 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 Faafa
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