Fodo Surname

176,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fodo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fodo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9751:27,4323,508
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Cameroon491:423,85935,946
Niger351:548,34314,024
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Fodó (1) are calculated separately.

Fodo (353) may also be a first name.

Fodo Last Name Facts

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

Fodo (Hindi: फोदो) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Fodó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fodo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 176,728th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,010,139 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Fodo live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 463,770th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 353 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,975 people, or 1 in 27,432. In South Africa Fodo is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, Gauteng, where 11 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent live. Barring South Africa it occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Fodo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fodo last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fodo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.63% less than the national average, earning R 169,608 per year and in United States they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $47,697 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fodó921/
Fodop89380/
Fodoi8989/
Fodou8940/
Foddo8938/
Foudo8919/
Fodot898/
Fodoo896/
Fodoh893/
Fodoy892/
Fodho892/
Fodos891/
Foduo891/
Foodo891/
Foido890/
Foudou801,350/
Fodoup80182/
Foudos8051/
Foudop8013/
Foduop8010/
Fodosh803/
Fodoph802/
Foodou802/
Foudoh801/
Foodos801/
Fodois801/
Foda7519,746/
Fudo751,587/
Fedo751,149/
Fado751,102/
Vodo75517/
Foudoux7315/
Fouddou731/
Fodoudp731/
Fouda6792,409/
Faedo671,881/
Fooda671,645/
Feudo671,465/
Fodah67265/
Phodo67237/
Fodaa67153/
Foida67152/
Fudot67102/
Fadoo6784/
Vodoi6780/
Fadoh6773/
Fadou6768/
Fodda6753/
Feddo6737/
Fodha6733/
Fados6727/
Fudoi6727/
Foyda6725/
Fédou6715/
Fodad6714/
Fodap6713/
Fhado6713/
Faudo678/
Fudoh677/
Voddo676/
Vuodo676/
Faado675/
Faddo675/
Fuoda675/
Fadot674/
Foeda674/
Fgado672/
Vodho672/
Vodoo672/
Fojda672/
Fudou671/
Vodoy671/
Vhodo671/
Fadoy671/
Fodas671/
Fedoy671/
Fudoj671/
Voido671/
Fedoi671/
Fedoh671/
Fadoi671/
Fhoda671/
Fodeu671/
Vodoh671/
Fadoa670/

Fodo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fodo in the Hindi language
फोदोphodo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fodo
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