Fafona Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fafona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fafona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Fafona Last Name Facts

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

Fafona (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎﻓﻮﻧﺎ) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fafona? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Fafona is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Fafona reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Fafona is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,845,205. In The Ivory Coast Fafona is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 17 percent are found, Bas-Sassandra District, where 17 percent are found and Denguélé District, where 17 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fgafona921/
Fofona83216/
Fafone83109/
Fafana8392/
Fafono837/
Fafena831/
Vafona831/
Faafouina803/
Feafouina801/
Fofonah7720/
Faufone772/
Fafanna771/
Fafanah771/
Fafanas771/
Fofongna711/
Fofana67592,306/
Vafana67303/
Fafani6726/
Fofone6717/
Fafane678/
Fafano675/
Fofono674/
Fefana673/
Fofuna673/
Fafuni672/
Fafounoux671/
Fofena671/

Fafona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fafona in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﺎﻓﻮﻧﺎafafwna-

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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
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  • 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 Fafona
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