Foaka Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Foaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 67 | 1:309,986 | 28,740 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Foaka (20) may also be a first name.
Foaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foaka is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Foaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Foaka live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread forename on earth, held by 20 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 309,986. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 48 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 30 percent reside and West Region, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouaka | 91 | 47 | / |
| Foakas | 91 | 12 | / |
| Faoka | 80 | 36 | / |
| Foako | 80 | 3 | / |
| Foake | 80 | 0 | / |
| Foakes | 73 | 322 | / |
| Fouoka | 73 | 37 | / |
| Fouako | 73 | 28 | / |
| Fo'oka | 73 | 15 | / |
| Fouake | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fouaki | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faouka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Voakai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fohake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuioka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faokai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foakeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foakou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouaky | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuoake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouakou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vohaňka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phoakoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phoakha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouaica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foaskey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Foaka
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