Fafa Surname
Approximately 4,943 people bear this surname
Fafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Algeria | 626 | 1:61,712 | 10,250 |
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| Morocco | 579 | 1:59,544 | 9,923 |
| Nigeria | 408 | 1:434,173 | 22,377 |
| Brazil | 104 | 1:2,058,407 | 65,034 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Vietnam | 73 | 1:1,269,124 | 2,008 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Greece | 40 | 1:276,995 | 41,298 |
| Ivory Coast | 28 | 1:823,973 | 21,823 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Albania | 19 | 1:153,371 | 11,939 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
The alternate forms: Fafá (35), Fáfa (1) & Fáfá (1) are calculated separately.
Fafa (21,839) may also be a first name.
Fafa Demographics
Fafa Political Affiliation
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Fafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fafa (Arabic: فافا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻑ) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Fafá, Fáfa or Fáfá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fafa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 96,249th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,474,316 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Fafa reside; 36 percent reside in North Africa and 26 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Fafa is also the 35,405th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 21,839 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Outside of Ethiopia this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 14 percent reside and Algeria, where 13 percent reside.
Fafa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Fafa surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Christian (63%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Fafa surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Fafa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.01% less than the national average, earning R 73,644 per year and in United States they earn 34.48% more than the national average, earning $58,025 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻑ | faf | 50 |
| ﺃﻓﺎﻓﻪ | afafh | 50 |
| Fafa in the Arabic language | ||
| فافا | fafa | - |
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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 Fafa
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