Fefana Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Fefana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Fefana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fefana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fefana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻔﺎﻧﻪ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fefana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fefana? popularity and diffusion
Fefana is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fefana reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Fefana is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,094,863. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Mauritania Fefana exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foefana | 92 | 1 | / |
| Feffana | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fofana | 83 | 592,306 | / |
| Fefani | 83 | 106 | / |
| Fafana | 83 | 92 | / |
| Fefane | 83 | 64 | / |
| Fifana | 83 | 23 | / |
| Fofanah | 77 | 60,461 | / |
| Fofanna | 77 | 111 | / |
| Foffana | 77 | 10 | / |
| Fedfane | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ffofana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fofanai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fofanaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fafanah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fefanne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fofanay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feffani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ffefena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fofayna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fafanna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fefaner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fofannah | 71 | 47 | / |
| Fofanaih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feafanes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vafana | 67 | 303 | / |
| Fofona | 67 | 216 | / |
| Fifani | 67 | 187 | / |
| Fafona | 67 | 22 | / |
| Fifane | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fifona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fofaná | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fafena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vifana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vofena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fifany | 67 | 1 | / |
Fefana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fefana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻔﺎﻧﻪ | ffanh | - |
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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 Fefana
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