Fochan Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Fochan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Fochan (233) may also be a first name.
Fochan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fochan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fochan (Hindi: फोचन) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fochan? popularity and diffusion
Fochan is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Fochan is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Fochan reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 61 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 587,225th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 233 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Fochan is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Fochan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fochan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fochan in the Hindi language | ||
| फोचन | phocana | - |
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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 Fochan
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